Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Summoned to Testify in High Court Fraud Trial, Marking First Royal Summons in 200 Years
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been served with a witness summons to testify in a fraud trial next month. This marks the first time a British royal has received such a summons in 200 years. The case involves allegations by Turkish national Nebahat Isbilen that her former advisor, Selman Turk, misled her regarding a payment of nearly $1 million made to Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019. Isbilen believed the payment was to help her obtain a new Turkish passport, a claim Turk allegedly knew to be false. While Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of any wrongdoing, a judge ruled that he can be asked to provide evidence. He is expected to testify around December 15. This public questioning will be his first since his 2019 Newsnight interview, which led to his stepping down from royal duties. Separately, Mountbatten-Windsor has reportedly launched a legal challenge against his arrest in connection with an ongoing investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, though search warrants in...
