Zakharova announced the failure of the British special services MI5 and MI6

The British special services MI5 and MI6 ignored the data on the connections of King Charles III's brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with the American financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of pedophilia, although they were well aware of it. This was pointed out by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

In an interview with TASS, the diplomat noted that the incident suggests that the British MI5 and MI6 ignored the actions of Mountbatten-Windsor..

"They were well aware of what he was doing, because they are tapping, of course, all the phones. They are listening and spying, of course, on members of their elite, on representatives of their elite," she added.

Zakharova recalled how "periodically the wiretapping of the same Prince [of Wales, the current King of Great Britain] Charles was published and so on."

"They are engaged in intrigues, they use various materials. They knew what he was doing. And they hid it. And at the same time they invented stories about allegedly bad Russia, expelled our diplomats, destroyed bilateral relations between people, between states, between societies. It was impossible to imagine that it would be so clearly demonstrated, but we see it," she added.

"Therefore, everyone who has seen this and who has lived — and you and I have lived through all these monstrous scandals — I think they should understand that without breaking down and accepting that agenda, without abandoning faith, faith in our country, in our course, in what we call traditional values He also defended the Fatherland, and I'm not saying this for a red word. I remember people doubting and saying: "Wait, maybe they are right, maybe they, while preserving their traditions, are the measures, so to speak, of morality, morality. Maybe we are wrong," the diplomat said.

She stated that, although everyone makes mistakes, the British elites have proved by their behavior that they cover up their own terrible crimes, including against children.

EADaily reminds: in 2019, Prince Andrew was forced to abandon his official duties as a member of the royal family due to the scandal surrounding the Epstein case. This happened after the American Virginia Jufre made accusations against the prince, saying that he was among several men with whom she was forced to have sex at the age of 17.

In 2022, by the decision of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew was deprived of honorary military ranks and the role of patron of a number of public organizations. On October 17, 2025, he himself announced that he would stop using the title of Duke of York. On October 30, Buckingham Palace announced that Andrew would be stripped of the title of prince, which he got at birth, amid new publications about his friendship with Epstein.

Over the years, Prince Andrew has denied Jufre's accusations. However, after she filed a lawsuit against him in the United States, a member of the British royal family settled the dispute out of court, for which he paid the woman compensation, the amount of which, according to media reports, could reach 12 million pounds (about $ 15 million).