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Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers

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Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in

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    Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers (opens Digital Journal)

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    Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in

  2. New York Post

    Queen Elizabeth was eager for Andrew to become trade envoy — no formal vetting was done before he took role, bombshell docs show (opens New York Post)

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    Documents show Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” that the former Prince Andrew be given the job of UK trade envoy.

  3. Forbes

    Royal Nepotism Revealed In Ex-Prince Andrew’s Appointment To Trade Envoy—Queen Elizabeth Pushed For Role (opens Forbes)

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    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was reportedly appointed to U.K. trade envoy without any vetting after his mother, Queen Elizabeth, pushed for him to get the job.

  4. Seattle Times

    Queen Elizabeth II was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy, documents show (opens Seattle Times)

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    Documents reveal Queen Elizabeth II was eager for then-Prince Andrew to become the U.K. trade envoy.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Documents show Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain’s trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released

  6. NBC News

    Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become British trade envoy, documents say (opens NBC News)

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    LONDON — The late Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain’s trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released Thursday that showed his appointment received little scrutiny from government ministers

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