Police are investigating "the period when Andrew was a UK trade envoy" and his role as a "calling card with pulling power to get foreign businessmen into the room." The investigation targets "misconduct in public office" specifically tied to trade deals. If evidence emerges that specific British corporations or contracts were awarded/negotiated corruptly via Epstein/Andrew, those specific entities face legal and reputational risk. Broadly, this casts a temporary shadow on "UK PLC" governance, though the monarchy has attempted to ringfence the damage. WATCH. Do not sell the index yet, but monitor the police reports for names of specific UK corporations involved in the "trade envoy" investigations. The market may treat this entirely as a tabloid/personal issue with zero impact on the actual UK economy or sterling.