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Breaking: UK government says it found no evidence of formal vetting of former prince Andrew in trade role
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Former prince Andrew served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment. (Reuters: Toby Melville)
Link copied Share Share article The British government has published historic documents on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was carried out at the time.
The government agreed to release the documents after an opposition party used a rare parliamentary device to request the publication of files about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as a government trade representative.
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