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Ex-Prince Andrew called to testify in civil case, 1st royal in 156 years to get witness summons
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Key Points:
- Former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been summoned to testify as a witness in a civil fraud trial, marking the first time in over 150 years a royal family member has received such a summons.
- The case involves Turkish national Nebahat Evyap Isbilen, who accuses her former adviser Selman Turk of misappropriating millions of pounds and alleges a misleading £750,000 payment made to Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019.
- Mountbatten-Windsor repaid the £750,000 in 2021 and is not a party to the lawsuit; he may seek to have the summons set aside, so his testimony is not guaranteed.
- The summons follows a High Court judge's approval and comes amid ongoing investigations by British police into Mountbatten-Windsor's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- King Charles III stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his princely title in late 2025 to protect the royal family from the Epstein-related scandal.
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