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Pressures mounting for Andrew

Mountbatton Windsor, formerly Prince

Andrew, to give evidence in the United

States about his former friend, the late

convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Well, victims of Epstein, as well as

several members of Congress have called

for the former prince to speak to the

authorities to tell them exactly what he

knew and when. Well, Andrew, who's now

been stripped of all royal titles, has

always denied any personal wrongdoing.

John Sudworth has the latest on that.

Following his history-making

announcement, photographers captured the

first glimpse of King Charles driving on

his Sandringham estate. While for now,

his younger brother remains here at

Windsor's Royal Lodge, the home he's

soon to lose along with all his titles.

But far from drawing a line in the US,

it's led to renewed calls for Andrew to

reveal all he knows about his friend and

convicted pedophile, the late Jeffrey

Epstein, and to make good on the palace

claim that its sympathies lie with

survivors of abuse.

>> Words without action are really

meaningless. So, I would want to see

some action on his part to back up what

he said. He contends that he had no

involvement. And so I think that a lot

of us are curious as to why he's

unwilling to cooperate um and be

questioned um about his involvement with

Epstein. If he has nothing to hide, then

why is he hiding?

>> Newly unveiled US court documents once

again show the depth of the friendship.

In an email sent in 2010, a few months

after Epstein was released from his

first prison stint, Andrew writes he'll

try to visit him in New York for a

couple of days before the summer,

adding, "It'd be good to catch up in

person." It's all leading to mounting

political pressure, too. Democrat

members of the congressional committee

investigating the handling of the

Epstein case have been calling for

Andrew to testify and threatening to

compel him if he were ever to revisit

the US. Come clean. Come before the US

Congress. Voluntarily testify. Don't

wait for a subpoena. Come and testify

and tell us what you know. Um at the end

of the day, we want to know exactly what

happened. not just to give uh justice to

the survivors, but to prevent this from

ever happening again.

>> Even as Andrew's royal status weakens,

the scrutiny may yet intensify. John

Sudworth, BBC News.

>> Sarah Gristwood is an author and

historian, and I spoke to her earlier

and asked her when she thinks Andrew

will make that move to Sandringham.

It's looking like after Christmas, which

is no doubt a simply it takes a long

time to move out of a 30 bedroomedroom

mansion where you've lived for 20 years,

but also of course Sandringham is where

the royal family, king and all have

traditionally spent Christmas and

they're not going to want to be bumping

into Prince Andrew at every step.

>> Indeed. Now, in terms of next steps,

there's some UK media reports this

morning which suggest that Andrew could

be in line for a six figure payout from

the king to cover relocation costs. I

mean, something like that, if it's true,

is going to irk the British public who

already uh largely uh believe that he

shouldn't be getting any uh anything

from the taxpayer now.

>> No, I think the idea is he won't be

getting anything from the taxpayer, not

directly. this will come from King

Charles private wealth. I agree on the

one hand there could easily be public

thought of why should this man be

subsidized but on the other from the

palace's point of view they're not going

to want to cast Andrew out completely

into the cold a on a personal level he

is still their mother's son but also on

a practical one if they do he's going to

be looking for sources of finance

elsewhere and heaven heaven forbid the

thought of where he might find them.

>> And in terms of what you're hearing from

the palace, I mean, there's no kind of

precedent for this in living memory, is

there?

>> No, there no really there isn't. There

people have been removed from a place in

the succession in the past back in the

days of first of World War I when some

of Queen Victoria's descendants were

Germans and fighting on the other side.

But something like this, no, it is

genuinely unprecedented.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the force exerted on a surface per unit area
evidence /ˈɛvɪdəns/ B1	noun - information or proof that supports a fact or claim
convicted /kənˈvɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - found guilty of a crime by a court of law
pedophile /ˈpɛdəˌfaɪl/ C1	noun - a person who is sexually attracted to children
authorities /ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz/ B1	noun - official organizations with the power to make decisions
stripped /strɪpt/ B2	verb - to remove something, especially a title or position
scrutiny /ˈskruːtɪni/ C1	noun - careful and thorough examination
intensify /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to become or make something become more intense
unprecedented /ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd/ C1	adjective - never done or known before
testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to give a formal statement as a witness in court
compel /kəmˈpɛl/ B2	verb - to force or oblige someone to do something
survivors /sərˈvaɪvərz/ B1	noun - people who continue to live after an accident or disaster
sympathies /ˈsɪmpəθiz/ B2	noun - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
unwilling /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - not wanting to do something
depth /dɛpθ/ B1	noun - the extent or measurement downward
political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ B1	adjective - relating to politics or government
subsidized /ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪzd/ B2	adjective - supported by grants from the government or another body

Key Grammar Structures

• Pressures mounting for Andrew to give evidence in the United States about his former friend, the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing actions

  ➔ The phrase "Pressures mounting" uses the present continuous to emphasize an ongoing situation.

• Well, Andrew, who's now been stripped of all royal titles, has always denied any personal wrongdoing.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who's'

  ➔ The relative clause "who's now been stripped of all royal titles" provides additional information about Andrew.

• Words without action are really meaningless.

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'really'

  ➔ The word "really" is used to emphasize the degree of meaninglessness.

• If he has nothing to hide, then why is he hiding?

  ➔ Conditional sentence (if-then structure)

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure to imply a logical consequence.

• Come clean. Come before the US Congress. Voluntarily testify.

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give direct commands.