Andrew’s Epstein arrest saw him go from Prince to Detainee A | Royal | News

Once Andrew was processed at Aylsham police station, all his titles ceased to matter. To the custody sergeant who recorded his information, he was Detainee A; It was nothing else.

The Express reported last week how officers running Operation Ironville consciously adopted the anonymous name, determined to give no justification to accusations that the former royal was favored or targeted. Our colleagues elsewhere in the station were kept completely in the dark and were only told that someone important was in custody.

The difference between him and his previous life couldn’t be more stark. The man once called His Royal Highness, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh (a Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter until his brother the King abolished all the honour) had been reduced to a single letter.

A source told the Sun: “He’s bringing it home, isn’t he?

“After all those fancy titles like Prince, Duke, Count, Baron, Knight, suddenly you become Prisoner A.

“At one point he must have thought being just ‘Andy’ sucked.

“I don’t think he thought the situation could get any worse.

“The police in Norfolk are tired of him being practically blamed on them and making it their problem.

“The only way they can cope with their frustration is with humor, so they all keep joking about there being an ‘important person’ to be arrested.”

“I wish he had never left Windsor.”

He was arrested on his birthday

Detectives raided Wood Farm in Sandringham on February 19, Andrew’s 66th birthday, and arrested him on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The allegation centers on allegations, supported by emails from the Epstein files, that the former trade envoy passed sensitive information to his colleague, including details about investment prospects in Afghanistan.

Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding Epstein.

Neither Norfolk nor Thames Valley police benefited from Prisoner A’s exposure.