UK releases files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy, finds no evidence of vetting

The ​British government ​on Thursday published ‌historic documents ​on the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, ‌saying it found no evidence that formal due diligence or security vetting was ‌carried out at the time.

The government agreed ‌to release the documents after an opposition party used a rare parliamentary device to ⁠request ​the publication ⁠of files about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as a ⁠government trade representative.

Mountbatten-Windsor, the second son ​of the late Queen Elizabeth, served as ⁠the UK's Special Representative for International Trade ⁠and ​Investment between 2001 to 2011 in a role that allowed him ⁠to travel the world meeting senior business ⁠and ⁠government figures in the unpaid role.