Will Andrew allegations overshadow William’s Saudi trip?

"Their thoughts remain focused on the victims." A first public statement on the Epstein scandal from the Prince and Princess of Wales – following yet more damaging revelations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Police are assessing reports the former Duke of York passed on sensitive financial information to the convicted sex offender during Andrew’s time as a special trade envoy.

The allegations threaten to overshadow an important diplomatic trip for Prince William to Saudi Arabia – which raises its own questions over the use of royal ‘soft’ power.

Niall speaks to Sky’s royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills, who is on William’s trip to the Middle East.

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