By Molly Claire Goddard
10:57am PST, Feb 18, 2026
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After the U.S. Department of Justice released additional files related to Jeffrey Epstein's correspondence with
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and
Sarah Ferguson, a spokesperson for
Prince William and Kate Middleton addressed the situation. "I can confirm the Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims," they said in a statement via
People.
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Prince William reportedly played a pivotal role in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge due to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and the misconduct allegations against him. "
King Charles III finally bowed to his son's demands over his disastrous attempts to rehabilitate his corrupt brother [former] Prince Andrew and agreed to ban Prince Andrew from all further public-facing family events," expert
Tom Sykes wrote for
The Royalist Substack.
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U.K. journalist
Helena Chard emphasized how enraged
Prince William is about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor disgracing The Firm. "William believes Andrew is obliterating the monarchy's good work, and it's become vulnerable to the stream of bombshell revelations," she told
Fox News Digital. "King Charles III had wanted to keep his brother close by. However, I believe William will put his foot down and prevent his uncle from moving so close to his family."
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After King Charles III officially pulled the plug on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's involvement with The Firm, Buckingham Palace released a statement which read, "Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."
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Within the publication of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was featured in multiple pictures hovering over an anonymous woman. "These photos of Andrew with an unidentified woman in the files linked to the deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, coming after a recently released photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across four women at Sandringham, will bring more embarrassment for the royal family," expert
Richard Fitzwilliams told
Daily Express. "We don't know when they were taken or the context and he has denied all wrongdoing, but they will seem extremely d******, especially to a public, where, in the latest YouGov poll, he [Andrew] has only 6% support."
