In 2010, as the aftershocks of the financial crisis rattled Dubai and crude remained the ultimate hard currency, an $8 billion cash-for-oil proposal surfaced linking the United Arab Emirates and China. Newly released U.S. Department of Justice emails now show that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, also known as Prince Andrew, agreed to help pursue the idea during an official trip to Beijing in his capacity as the UK’s special trade representative. Correspondence also shows that he shared the oil proposal via email to convicted sex offender Jeffrey…