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  "textContent": "William and Kate have broken their silence (Picture: Francis Dias/NEWSPIX INTERNATIONAL)\n\nThe Prince and Princess of Wales have spoken out for the first time on the Epstein scandal.\n\nThe Royal couple said they were ‘deeply concerned’ by the information published in the Epstein Files, which has piled more pressure Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.\n\nKensington Palace are breaking their silence with Prince William en route to Saudi Arabia for the start of a three-day tour of the Middle East country.\n\nAhead of the visit, a spokesperson for the pair said: ‘I can confirm the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.\n\n‘Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.’\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News **alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe statement comes after the Epstein Files appeared to show the ex-Prince shared confidential reports with the paedophile financier in his role as UK trade envoy.\n\nThe former Duke of York has always denied any accusations of wrongdoing.\n\n**_This is a breaking news story and is being updated_**.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,****check our news page**.\n\nComment now Comments  Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source ",
  "title": "William and Kate speak out for first time over Andrew’s involvement with Epstein"
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