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King Charles and Queen Camilla face the public for the first time after revealing 'profound concern' over Andrew

Natalie Oliveri
Natalie Oliveri

King Charles and Queen Camilla have faced the public days after the monarch expressed his "profound concern" at the allegations surrounding his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

In true 'keep calm and carry on' style, the King and Queen didn't let the scandal stop them from official duty.

Their appearance in London on Wednesday came as detectives investigating Andrew over his links to Jeffrey Epstein held talks with Crown prosecutors.

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are greeted by Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London Sir Kenneth Olisa for their visit to Turquoise Mountain's 20th anniversary exhibition at the The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea Barracks on February 11, 2026 in London.

King Charles and Queen Camilla made their first public appearance after issuing a statement about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Monday. Getty

Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, including the ex-royal's former home in Windsor, said it was "assessing" claims that Andrew sent confidential reports to Epstein while he was the UK's trade envoy.

Andrew has denied accusations of wrongdoing in relation to his association with Epstein.

King Charles said he was prepared to support police in their investigation into his brother.

The Andrew-Epstein saga is now overshadowing the day to day work of the royal family, including Prince William's first official tour to Saudi Arabia which began on Monday.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: King Charles III during a visit to Turquoise Mountain's 20th anniversary exhibition at the The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea Barracks on February 11, 2026 in London, England.

King Charles said the palace was ready to support police, if requested. Getty

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the funeral of The Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster

Both the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales have issued separate statements about the Epstein scandal. Samir Hussein/WireImage

The Prince and Princess of Wales, too, issued a statement on the issue saying they were "deeply concerned by the continuing revelations" but did not mention Andrew, or Epstein, by name.

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The statement was given before William's three-day diplomatic mission began.

But the following day, the prince was asked by a journalist whether he thought "the royal family had done enough around the Andrew and Epstein scandal".

He did not respond.

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The King has taken a tough stand on Andrew, stripping him of his royal titles and forcing him out of Royal Lodge into a smaller home in Norfolk.

But there were no signs of any scandal when King Charles and Queen Camilla attended an exhibition in London marking the anniversary of Turquoise Mountain, a charity founded by Charles as Prince of Wales in 2006.

The charity now supports artisans working in Afghanistan, Jordan, Myanmar, Palestine and Saudi Arabia.

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