The late Queen was “very keen” for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests”, a senior official told the then-foreign secretary before he was appointed trade envoy in 2001. The Press Association says:
In a memo addressed to Robin Cook dated 25 February 2000, then-chief executive of British Trade International Sir David Wright said Queen Elizabeth II’s “wish” had been for Andrew, then the Duke of York, to take on the job.
Wright suggested the role would include some regional trips and two or three overseas visits each year, as well
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