Files related to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as trade envoy in 2001 released
Mountbatten-Windsor - then Prince Andrew - became the UK's special representative for international trade and investment in 2001 but stepped down 10 years later
Ministers agreed in February to publish documents related to his appointment to the post
The Queen was "very keen" for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a "prominent role in the promotion of national interests", then-chief executive of British Trade International Sir David Wright said in a memo to then-foreign secretary Robin Cook dated February 2000.
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Mountbatten-Windsor - then Prince Andrew - became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment in 2001 but stepped down 10 years later.
Ministers agreed in February to publish documents related to his appointment to the post.
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