Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have lost his royal titles, but the scandal surrounding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein continues to follow him â and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
People magazine reported that while it’s unclear whether the former Duchess of York has seen her ex-husband recently, the two remain in contact.
“They have an ongoing cordial and supportive relationship as co-parents and co-grandparents,” a spokesperson for Ferguson told People.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ferguson’s spokesperson for comment.
“It is not surprising,” royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital. “If Andrew came to court, she might well be called as a witness. Much depends on whether the police in Britain can obtain the . But there is no way back for Andrew. He hasn’t helped the FBI. He has no support. He has no reputation to lose. It can’t get much worse. His fall is unique. It has further to go.”
Andrew has been issued a witness summons in a civil fraud case, marking what is believed to be the first such summons issued to a member of the British royal family since 1870, The Associated Press reported.
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The summons comes after a High Court judge in London ruled in October that Andrew could be called to testify about a payment he received in connection with the case. Andrew may apply to have the summons set aside, so there is no guarantee he will testify, the AP reported.
The lawsuit was filed by Turkish national Nebahat Evyap Isbilen, who alleges that her former advisor, Selman Turk, misappropriated tens of millions of pounds of her money. As part of the case, she says Turk misled her about a 750,000-pound (approximately $1 million) payment he arranged for her to make to Andrew in 2019. The younger brother of King Charles III repaid the money in 2021, and he is not a party to the lawsuit. Turk denies dishonesty.
Police Scotland confirmed to Fox News Digital that active inquiries are underway into information concerning Andrew and Epstein at Balmoral Castle, the royal family’s Scottish estate. They noted that the inquiries are at a “very early stage.”
The confirmation follows a report by the Scottish Daily Express that police inquiries concern allegations that women were trafficked to the royal estate, where Andrew hosted Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
“We have received information and active enquiries are ongoing, but these are at a very early stage,” a Police Scotland spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “All enquiries are evidence-led, with the needs of victim survivors at the heart of those enquiries. We would never confirm details of ongoing enquiries, and it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
Police declined to specify the focus of the inquiries or whether Andrew is the subject of an investigation. Fox News Digital reached out to Andrew’s attorney for comment. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace told Fox News Digital the palace does not speak on Andrew’s behalf because he is no longer a working royal.
Andrew lives in seclusion on . A spokesperson for Ferg
