An Epstein Show Trial for Andrew Is a Bad Idea

There is a better than even money chance that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Knight of the Garter, will soon be obliged to fly to Washington and testify before a congressional committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. So serious is the reputational damage that he has done to Britain’s royal family that King Charles is likely to insist that his younger brother complies with a subpoena.

I made myself unpopular by saying on a radio program last week that I found it hard to believe a royal show trial will do anybody any good. Windsor, as we shall abbreviate him, seems incapable of telling the truth. Moreover, we have found out enough about his sexual freeloading on Epstein to make our minds up. He is disgraced. Going beyond that is a question for the police. There may well be criminal matters that need pursuing, related to his alleged sharing of confidential information or possible sex trafficking. But an appearance on Capitol Hill will merely be show business.