Attorneys for Duke of York who became known for his close relationship with the convicted pedophile say he offered to help authorities "at least three times" • An inquiry has been filed

Jeffrey Epstein affair: Reports in the United Kingdom today on a formal request by the FBI-led US authorities to investigate Prince Andrew's involvement in the affair. The UK media learned that last month the US Department of Justice made a request to the British government to investigate Prince Andrew under a mutual legal assistance agreement between the states signed in 1994 between the states.

Duke of York, the son of Queen Elizabeth, may soon find himself forced to testify in the pedophile billionaire case of Jeffrey Epstein, in which there is evidence that he also attended Epstein's illegal and shocking sex parties, involving minors.

According to his attorneys, Andrew offered to help the lawsuit on "at least three occasions, but the US Department of Justice continues to argue that he did not cooperate with her. Perhaps they are even seeking advertising rather than accepting the help offer." The request by the US authorities to open a formal investigation is not a request for extradition or official accusation of the Queen's son in criminal matters, but it is allegedly requiring the British government to appear in Epstein's complicated investigation in a British court.

In fact, if the application is accepted and the British government approves it, the Duke of York will face the possibility that in the event he refuses to testify, the testimony will be forced upon him. It should be noted that Prince Andrew does not have as much political immunity as his mother, who is considered the head of state and in fact his legal situation is not good, should the United States decide to demand his actual extradition as a suspect in the case.

Sources in the British government told the Sun newspaper "this is a real diplomatic nightmare. The Queen's son is not yet aware of the request and a decision has not yet been made, but it puts the British government and the Duke of York in a not easy situation at all."

The harsh move of the US lawsuit comes after Prince Andrew, accused of taking part in three parties at Epstein's home in 2001-2002 and having sex with a young woman named Virginia Roberts, 36, who was 16-17 at the time, refused to give evidence in the case Before the American prosecution.

In a British media interview last year, Andrew claimed he would help his investigators with all his might, but later ignored several times the lawsuit in New York. The disregard caused enormous anger in the United States and this unusual turn. After the interview in question, the Prince resigned from the royal office.