Palace aide says King is confident in how he has handled family matters
A senior Palace aide has said King Charles is confident that his approach to family matters was the right one. The comment, reported by Hello! Magazine on October 31, 2026, came while the King was on a nine-day tour of the Caribbean.
The tour began with a visit to The Bahamas, followed by Guyana. Reuters reported that the King was heading to the region as calls for slavery reparations grew. On the first leg, the BBC reported that the King acknowledged the "suffering of the past." In Guyana, Hello reports, he carried out nine engagements, the public events a royal attends, in a single day.
The King arrived in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, on the Friday evening of October 30, 2026, according to AP. Queen Camilla had arrived there the evening before, on October 29, to join him for official engagements on November 1.
The family matters the aide referred to include his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He was arrested on February 19 and remains under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office. That offence covers serious wrongdoing by someone who holds a public role. Andrew has not been charged, and no finding has been made against him.
Police Scotland has also begun preliminary inquiries, the early checks police make before deciding whether a full investigation is needed. They concern visits Andrew made to Balmoral, the Scottish estate the royal family uses, with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The inquiries follow allegations that women were trafficked to the estate. Hello reports these inquiries, and the allegations are unproven.
In February, the BBC reported that the King said he was "ready to support" police as they assessed claims about Andrew over Epstein. That was the King's public position at the time of the arrest.
The Palace has not said publicly what the aide's remarks meant in practice, and the King's own comments on the tour have focused on the countries he is visiting. The investigation into Andrew continues, and Police Scotland's inquiries are at an early stage.
