US EditionUK's Former Prince Andrew Arrested: Read the Statements in Full From the Police and King Charles
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid an investigation including searches in Berkshire and Norfolk, police said.
- On Thursday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in the UK on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and searches took place in Berkshire and Norfolk, Thames Valley Police said.
- Thames Valley Police said it was assessing reports that the former prince sent trade reports to Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, and Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright stated, `Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office`.
- King Charles III said he had learned with deep concern and urged a full, fair process with the family's support and co-operation.
- The police force did not name the arrested man, following national guidance and U.K. law, and noted the former prince had been stripped of royal titles over links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, underscoring reputational stakes.
- Pictures online showed police cars and officers outside his home, and police warned the case is active, urging publications to avoid contempt of court.
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US President Donald Trump lamented Thursday's arrest of Andrés Mountatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles III.
Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles's brother, left the police section in Norfolk, where he was arrested 12 hours after people were arrested by British law under suspicion of abuse of public service, according to BBC. He will be tried free. The Prince is investigated after the Epstein files revealed that it gave him confidential commercial documents to the financial officer convicted of sexual offences.
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The former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested in the course of an investigation into an abuse in the performance of official duties, probably in connection with the Epstein case. ...
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