Prince William and his wife Catherine have been “deeply concerned” by the latest revelations linking William’s uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Kensington Palace said Monday.
That Prince William and Kate made that “ public statement ” on where they stood even after learning about Prince Andrew’s dealings with Epstein. But heh as longer as they didn’t have to stand next to the black duchess. pic.twitter.com/aOJq37MXqf
— Claire (@claireXanda) January 31, 2026
“I can confirm that the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continued revelations,” the palace said in a statement.
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It added that “their thoughts remain focused on the victims” of Epstein, who died in prison awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019.
The statement was the first public comment from the heir to the throne and his wife on the scandal since the latest release of Epstein files more than a week ago and as the monarchy faces scrutiny over the scandal.
It follows a renewed furore over Andrew’s close links to Epstein, with King Charles III’s brother under pressure to further explain them.
Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019 over the ties and following claims by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre that she was trafficked to have sex with the disgraced royal three times, including twice when she was 17.
King Charles III stripped his brother of his royal titles and honours late last year after Giuffre recounted the claims in shocking detail in a posthumous memoir.
Last week it emerged a second alleged Epstein victim has claimed through her lawyer that the late US financier had sent her to Britain in 2010 to have sex with Andrew.
The ex-prince, who has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, was ousted from his Windsor mansion home, just west of London, earlier than planned last week in the wake of the latest revelations.
The files released in the US included newly-damaging evidence, including a lawyer’s letter alleging that Andrew and Epstein pressured a woman hired as an exotic dancer for sex as part of a threesome in 2006.
They also contained embarrassing photos of Andrew kneeling over a clothed woman lying on the ground, and emails inviting Epstein to Buckingham Palace to talk in “private”.
Files reported on by UK media Monday suggested Andrew passed Epstein confidential reports while he worked as a British trade envoy more than a decade ago.
The Kensington Palace statement came as William kicked off a first official visit to Saudi Arabia with a meeting Monday with host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
