Prince Andrew asked by US to testify in Jeffrey Epstein sex case
BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the BBC had confirmed the reports that the US authorities had submitted a mutual legal assistance request to the Home Office - although this has not been confirmed by the US Department of Justice or the UK Home Office.
Our correspondent said the duke's legal team was bitterly unhappy about the leaking of the request, with a source describing it as"an extraordinary breach of confidentiality". MLA requests by other states are used to obtain assistance in an investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, generally when cooperation cannot be obtained by law enforcement agencies.
In his interview with the BBC's Newsnight programme in November 2019, the duke said he did not regret his friendship with Epstein, despite the financier having been convicted of soliciting an underage girl for prostitution in 2008.
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