Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth..nothing but the truth?

ANDREW Mountbatten Windsor was dragged back into the Epstein spotlight last night and formally asked by the US to provide evidence to a Congress investigation into the paedophile's criminal network.

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

Leading Democrat Robert Garcia has written to the King's brother, requesting he be interviewed under oath for the ongoing inquiry by the House of Representatives' oversight committee.

The letter, cosigned by 13 Democrats, said the panel was seeking to "understand the full extent of [Epstein's] criminal operations". It requests a response by November 20.

A source said: "Any idea that the Epstein scandal was fading into the background is over. This is extremely serious for Andrew.

"The fact Congress now wants to question him means this won't simply disappear with time.

"Whatever hopes there were of the issue dying down have evaporated. The Americans are turning up the heat.

"For Andrew, this drags everything right back into the spotlight, and there is no easy route out."

The disgraced royal, who denies wrongdoing, is named in documents released by the committee, including flight logs for Epstein's private jet.

Garcia, who is the most senior Democrat on the committee, wrote that the panel is attempting to identify "co-conspirators and enablers", and urged Andrew to "come clean".

The letter says the two men "remained close through and after [Epstein's] 2008 conviction for procuring minors for prostitution".

It continues: "This close relationship with Mr Epstein, coupled with the recently revealed 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him 'we are in this together', further confirms our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his co-conspirators."

The email referred to was allegedly sent by Andrew the day after the emergence of a photo showing him with his arm around Virginia Giuffre's waist.

It is claimed it also told his billionaire pal: "Keep in close touch and we'll play some more soon !! "