Queen Elizabeth pushed for Prince Andrew's trade envoy role, documents show

On Thursday, newly released documents showed that Queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to take on the role of UK trade envoy back in 2000. He served as the Special Representative for International Trade and Investment from 2001 until 2011, a voluntary position where he interacted with key figures in business and government worldwide. Recent emails have revealed that he shared reports with Jeffrey Epstein during his time in office. David Wright, head of British Trade International, mentioned discussing the queen's wishes with her private secretary, who noted she wanted the Duke of Kent's position to pass to the Duke of York. This information came out after an opposition request led to the release of 11 documents. Junior trade minister Chris Bryant pointed out in parliament that there was no record of proper security checks or due diligence back then.