Late Queen was 'very keen' for Andrew to be given trade envoy role

Newly released documents show that Queen Elizabeth had a "wish" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a "prominent role".

No evidence of vetting before Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor hired as trade envoy, MPs told

Controversy surrounds appointment given the former prince’s close involvement with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Queen’s ‘keenness’ for Andrew to be trade envoy was a grave mistake

The monarch may have thought the role would keep her ‘favourite’ second son out of trouble. How wrong she was That Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests” as a trade envoy in 2001 demonstrates the fierce support the late monarch always gave her second son. Knowing he was “the spare”, and undoubtedly acutely aware of the pitfalls of that position – her sister, Princess Margaret, had struggled to find...

By Caroline Davies

Queen Elizabeth was ‘very keen’ for Andrew to take prominent role - The Times

Queen Elizabeth was ‘very keen’ for Andrew to take prominent role  The Times

Queen Elizabeth pressed for Andrew to be U.K. trade envoy, documents reveal

Documents show Queen Elizabeth was "very keen" that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, be given the job of U.K. trade envoy, as the U.K. government on Thursday released the confidential papers related to his appointment in 2001, which later proved controversial due to his links to American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy, documents show

Queen Elizabeth pressed ⁠for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ⁠to be made a government trade envoy back in 2000, according to documents released on Thursday. Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles, served as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment between 2001 and 2011 in an unpaid role that allowed him to travel the world meeting senior business and government figures. David Wright, the chief executive of British Trade International, said that before th...

By Reuters

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor preferred to go to ‘sophisticated countries’ as UK trade envoy – and refused to play golf

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor preferred to go to “sophisticated countries” and had a preference for ballet rather than theatre on overseas visits, his aide said, according to newly released documents related to his appointment as a UK trade envoy.

By Kate Devlin

Queen pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, documents show

Queen pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, documents show - The Straits Times

Queen pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, documents show  The Straits Times

UK finds no evidence of vetting for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s trade role

The British government on Thursday published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy, saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was carried out at the time. The government agreed to release the documents after an opposition party used a rare parliamentary device to request […]

Files on ex-prince Andrew's trade envoy role released

The British government has published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was carried out at the time.