UK govt to release files on 'rude' ex-prince AndrewMountbatten-Windsor is being investigated by police. It has piled pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government to release documents on Mountbatten-Windsor and former minister Peter Mandelson, who are both now the subject of high-profile police investigations. Minister Chris Bryant told parliament that the government would release vetting documents on Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, a post he held from 2001 to 2011. Later released files appear to show that Mandelson passed on financial information to the disgraced financier when he was UK business secretary around 2009-2010. When Mountbatten-Windsor was appointed trade envoy, Mandelson was a pivotal figure in Blair's Labour and was nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness" for his media manipulation skills.

Source: Bangkok Post February 25, 2026 14:58 UTC