Newly released documents reveal Queen Elizabeth II strongly advocated for Prince Andrew to be appointed as a UK trade envoy in 2001. The appointment later became controversial due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

<img alt="A man in a dark suit and tie and an older woman in a hat are shown outdoors in a photo." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/5cfeba7f-bd0b-4a32-9bb2-9d85d1bc9412,1779361926810/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C2400%2C1350%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Britain&apos;s Queen Elizabeth II, right, talks to her son Prince Andrew, center, as she looks out from the balcony at the end of the Epsom Derby horse race at Epsom racecourse, England at the start of a four-day Dia...