Prince Andrew's Daughters' Payment Scandal

0:00On March 8th, fresh details have emerged in the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew in his ties to billionaire David Rowland. While serving as Britain's trade envoy over a decade ago, Andrew discussed splitting a 300,000-pound payment from Rowland with 50. Thousand pounds each, going to his daughters, Princess's Beatrice and Eugenie. Andrew stood to pocket the rest. Earlier this week, email surfaced showing Andrew laying out the plan with Rowland's son Jonathan, who ran the family bank. This came as Andrew was promoting the Rowland's business interest on taxpayer-funded trips abroad. The pair even shared a company in the British Virgin Islands to attract investors. Lawmakers are now calling for a full inquiry, questioning if the money rewarded Andrew's help with Rowland's ventures. Labor MP Carl Turner called it worrying. While others say it blurs the line between public duty and private game. Royal Watches note, it tonishes Beatrice and Eugenie, too. The emails clarify the split. Half of each daughter's share for a new investment firm, the balance held back.

1:05Andrew was annoyed when his aide got looped in on these private finances. It's still unclear if any cash actually changed hands. Sources close to the princesses say they have no memory of the payments and are digging into old bank records. With questions piling up about their funded lifestyles back then, the York family faces more scrutiny as the story unfolds.