King Charles greets crowds throughout go to to Lancashire after William and Kate addressed Epstein scandal for first time to say they’re ‘deeply involved’
King Charles III met local dignitaries and members of the public this morning as he arrived at Clitheroe railway station in Lancashire for a day of engagements.
The monarch’s arrival came less than two hours after Kensington Palace said the Prince and Princess of Wales have been ‘deeply concerned’ by the ongoing revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Much of the work of the Royal Family in recent weeks has been overshadowed by the ongoing Epstein scandal, reignited when a huge tranche of millions of documents associated with Epstein were released by US authorities.
These sparked a string of allegations against Andrew and have led to police launching a probe into Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office.
Among the claims are that a second woman was sent to the UK by paedophile Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew, and also that the former prince and Epstein asked an exotic dancer for a threesome in Epstein’s Florida home.
The latest allegation is that Andrew shared confidential reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore in his role as the UK’s trade envoy.
The former duke, stripped of his titles by the King last year, has always denied any wrongdoing and last week he finally left Royal Lodge for the Sandringham estate.
King Charles III arrives at Clitheroe Station in Lancashire this morning
King Charles III arrives at Clitheroe Station in Lancashire this morning
King Charles III arrives at Clitheroe Station in Lancashire this morning
King Charles III arrives at Clitheroe Station in Lancashire this morning
Ahead of William’s visit to Saudi Arabia today, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said: ‘I can confirm that the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continued revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.’
It was the first time the views of William and Kate have been known about the crisis that has engulfed the monarchy and Westminster.
The prince is en route to Saudi Arabia for the start of a three-day tour of the Middle East country, spending his first day with the Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Duke of Edinburgh was the first royal to publicly speak out since the Epstein documents were released, saying last week that it was important to ‘remember the victims’ when asked how he was ‘coping’ since the US department of justice’s document dump.
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