Reuters reported on Elizabeth II's desire to appoint her son Andrew as Britain's trade representative.

During her lifetime, British Queen Elizabeth II insisted on appointing her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as the UK's trade representative. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on May 21, citing published documents.

"The Queen wishes the Duke of Kent to be succeeded as trade representative by the Duke of York (Prince Andrew's previous title. — Ed.)," the content of the resolution is given in the article.

In addition, David Wright, the former head of the British export agency British Trade International, claims that he had a "comprehensive conversation" with the Queen's private secretary about the appointment of Mountbatten-Windsor to the post.

Andrew served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment from 2001 to 2011, which allowed him to travel the world and meet with senior business and government officials on a pro bono basis.

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He will also be evicted from the royal residence.

Royal biographer Andrew Launey reported on April 14 that Prince Andrew, who was later stripped of his title and whose name appeared in the files of American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, took advantage of the vulnerable position of the elderly Elizabeth II. According to the researcher, in the last years of her life she was not aware of her actions.

The Daily Mail newspaper learned on February 23 that members of the British parliament called for increased monitoring of the activities of the royal family and its role in representing Great Britain abroad.