Queen keen for Andrew to be envoy, documents show

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor received no salary for being a trade envoy, which allowed him to travel the world meeting senior business and government figures. Criticisms were made about the size of his travel expenses. Photo: Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II pressed almost 30 years ago for son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be made a government trade envoy, and there is no evidence of due diligence or security vetting before his appointment, according to newly released documents.