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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released after arrest, remains under investigation

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of sharing confidential UK trade reports with Jeffrey Epstein; police conducted searches at his Norfolk and Berkshire properties.

  • On Thursday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, was taken into custody at Wood Farm on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released under investigation, Thames Valley Police confirmed.
  • The investigation was prompted by the US Department of Justice Epstein files and focuses on allegations linked to his UK trade‑envoy role, Thames Valley Police said.
  • Officers in plain clothes arrived in six unmarked police cars at Wood Farm, carrying laptops and equipment, while photographs showed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying back in a car leaving custody.
  • A Buckingham Palace statement said the family will offer full cooperation if approached by police, while Virginia Giuffre's family celebrated the arrest.
  • Observers and policing experts said this is the first senior royal arrested in modern history, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stripped of royal titles last November and facing misconduct in public office charges.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released by UK police after he was arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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