Prince William and Kate Middleton are speaking out on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal for the first time.
On Monday, February 9, a spokesperson for the royal couple issued a statement on their behalf, effectively breaking their silence on the continued disturbing revelations.
“I can confirm the Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims," the spokesperson shared.
Prince William is currently on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia. Up until this point, he has not publicly addressed the scandal that closely involves his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
After Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties with Epstein, a known sex offender, were revealed, he was stripped of his royal titles. He had stepped back from his royal duties in 2019 after an infamous interview with the BBC in which he spoke with Emily Maitlis about his former relationship with Epstein. The interview came in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against him by Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre.
Giuffre was an advocate for sex trafficking victims who wrote a book entitled Nobody’s Girl. In the book, she spoke about being introduced to Mountbatten-Windsor at a young age through Epstein and his former associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She alleged that the royal behaved as if having sex with her was his “birthright.” He has denied her allegations.
Giuffre died by suicide in 2025, and Nobody’s Girl was published posthumously.
King Charles later ordered Mountbatten-Windsor to move out of Royal Lodge, where he and his family had lived since 2004.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have reportedly supported this decision.
"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse," the statement by their spokesperson concluded.