The decision means papers relating to Prince Andrew will not be available for public scrutiny in his lifetime, unless he lives to be 105.
Official documents detailing usually taxpayer-funded business trips taken by Prince Andrew are being withheld.The date was released in a government response to a Freedom of Information request from Andrew Lownie, a royal biographer.
“We are in the absurd position that Prince Harry can reveal the most intimate details of royal life from months ago for personal commercial gain and royal households currently brief against each other, yet historians cannot look at files.“It is extraordinary that files relating to Prince Andrew, the subject of my next biography, will be closed until 2065.
“We need a much more grown up approach to the release of royal records with the onus on keeping closed only what has to be kept secret to protect national security or on data protection grounds. Prince Andrew, 63, was Britain’s special representative for trade and industry envoy for 10 years from 2001.
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