ENGLAND – THE BRITISH ROYAL family’s former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested on Thursday morning at his home at the royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, the BBC reports. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, sources say, in relation to allegations that he may have shared confidential information with notorious child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the former prince’s tenure as an official British trade representative.
Police on Thursday morning were seen searching the estate, as well as the suspect’s former home at Windsor Castle.
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Andrew had a long-running and close friendship with Epstein, prior to the financier’s death in 2019, and has been previously accused of sexual misconduct with minors in connection to Epstein, although he has denied these allegations. The recent release of records of the U.S. government’s investigation into Epstein reignited interest in the former prince’s conduct, as well as that of other figures in the British government.
Andrew was stripped of his title in 2025 over the Epstein controversy. King Charles, Andrew’s brother, on Thursday issued a statement about the arrest, expressing concern and his “full and wholehearted support” for the investigation. “Let me state clearly: The law must take its course,” the king wrote. The royal family was reportedly not informed of the arrest before it happened.
