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An MP has labelled Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a “rude, arrogant, and entitled man”. Sir Chris Bryant MP made the remarks within the House of Commons, the place he additionally spoke a few private encounter with the previous prince throughout a go to to a gaggle of sea cadets within the Rhondda.

He said that the children had been “absolutely delighted and excited” to fulfill a member of the royal household, but Andrew departed early and confirmed “next to no interest” within the younger individuals.

Sir Chris additional revealed that the previous prince insisted on arriving by helicopter, in stark distinction to his mom Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the Rhondda Valleys by automotive on a number of events.

The remarks had been made within the House of Commons as ministers and MPs agreed to launch paperwork regarding Andrew’s appointment as a UK commerce envoy. Trade Secretary Sir Chris confirmed that the UK Government backed a Liberal Democrat movement to publish recordsdata in regards to the former prince’s appointment to the place in 2001.

However, MPs had been knowledgeable that the federal government is unable to launch materials required by police for his or her investigations till officers are “satisfied.”

The former Duke of York faces allegations of passing delicate info to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a particular consultant for commerce and funding between 2001 and 2011.

He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace final week earlier than being launched underneath investigation.

In the Commons, Sir Chris, who has served as Labour MP for Rhondda since 2001, described Andrew as “a man on a constant self-aggrandising and self-enriching hustle” and “a rude, arrogant, and entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest.”

He recalled Andrew’s go to to the Sea Cadets in Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, when he was nonetheless a working member of the Royal Family, noting that the previous prince insisted on arriving by helicopter, in contrast to his mom Queen Elizabeth II.

“They were absolutely delighted and excited to meet a member of the royal family,” Sir Chris mentioned on the despatch field.

“But he insisted on coming by helicopter, unlike his mother, who came twice to the Rhondda and always came by car. He left early and he showed next to no interest in the young people.”

Sir Chris additional said he wished to “manage people’s expectations” relating to how swiftly the papers on Andrew could possibly be launched, citing the age and quantity of the fabric alongside the continuing police investigation.

He mentioned: “It’s worth bearing in mind that the documents that might be envisaged in this are mostly 25 years old.

“Some of them are a bit earlier. They may be substantial in number and many of them will be in hard copy.”

The minister subsequently remarked: “I am slightly trying to manage people’s expectations about timeliness, partly because of the quantity of material, and because there is a live police investigation, and I just don’t want to jeopardise that.”

Despite being stripped of his title final 12 months, the previous Duke of York stays eighth in line to the throne, and an Act of Parliament can be essential to completely bar him from ever ascending to the crown.

Mr Bryant said that the UK Government was “working at pace” to introduce laws on succession “where we can”, amid mounting stress for the King’s disgraced brother to be stripped of his proper to the throne.