Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday by a local UK police force on suspicion of misconduct in public office; It’s an extraordinary development as the former royal faces intense scrutiny for her ties to the late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
He is the first senior member of the royal family to be arrested in nearly 380 years.
Thames Valley Police issued a statement expression It announced that they had detained “a man in his sixties from Norfolk” and were “searching addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk”.
The police statement did not name the former prince but the report is consistent with Andrew’s alleged misconduct.
There was an agency it has been said before He was considering a complaint that Andrew may have shared confidential information with Epstein.
After nearly 12 hours at Aylsham Police Investigation Centre, a black Range Rover arrived to collect the former prince. BBC reported Andrew tried to reach into the back seat but was unable to do so before being photographed by a photographer.
King III. Charles’ brother Andrew has come under scrutiny for his relationship with Epstein following the latest files released by the US Department of Justice. He denied wrongdoing.
Charles said The royal family would cooperate with the investigation.
“What will now come is the full, fair and appropriate process by which this matter will be investigated appropriately and by the appropriate authorities,” he said in a statement. “As I have said before on this matter, we have our full and wholehearted support and cooperation. Let me state clearly that the law must take its own course.”
“It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on this matter while this process is ongoing,” he added. “In the meantime, my family and I will continue our duty and service to all of you.”

BBC reported Charles and Buckingham Palace were not notified of Andrew’s arrest in advance.
The arrest took place on the same day as Andrew’s birthday; Andrew had just turned 66.

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Andrew was stripped of his royal title in October as more details emerged about his relationship with Epstein. He left the Royal Lodge at Windsor earlier this month and moved to the king’s Sandringham estate. He is eighth in line to the British throne and government of the United Kingdom will need to pass a new law to remove him from the line of succession.
Photos appeared It will show unmarked police cars driving near Sandringham Estate on Thursday morning.

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The latest Epstein files released by the Department of Justice alleged that Andrew gave Epstein classified information in 2010 and 2011 from his official work as a UK trade envoy, including trip reports to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam and a secret memo detailing investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. BBC reported.
As well as assessing this information, Thames Valley Police previously said it was considering allegations that a woman was trafficked to the UK by Epstein to have sex with Andrew. According to The Times of London.
The Times of London said eight other police forces were investigating the allegations in the Epstein files or seeking more information. UK National Crime Agency also assists with these investigations.
This marks the first time a senior member of the royal family has been arrested since 1647. If Andrew is formally charged with misconduct in public office, he could face criminal charges. maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
King Charles I was arrested during the English Civil War in 1647 and beheaded Two years after being found guilty of treason, According to The Guardian.
Andrew’s sister Princess Anne was convicted of a criminal offense after pleading guilty to failing to stop one of her dogs from biting her two children in 2002, a year after she was fined for speeding. Reuters noted. He was not in danger of being arrested for the crime.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in an interview recorded on BBC Breakfast before Andrew’s arrest in question When asked whether the former prince should hand himself over to the police, he replied: “No one is above the law.”

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Meanwhile, the family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s biggest accusers, welcomed Andrew’s arrest.
“He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did it for you,” Sky and Amanda Roberts and Danny and Lanette Wilson said. expression.

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Giuffre, who died by suicide in Australia last April, filed a lawsuit against Andrew in 2015, claiming that he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was a teenager.
Andrew has consistently denied the claim but agreed to pay Giuffre an undisclosed amount to settle the case.




