FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Britain Might 6, 2023.
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U.Ok. police on Thursday arrested King Charles’ brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace, with the monarch expressing his “deepest concern” over the most recent improvement.
British police have been seen arriving at Andrew’s residence in Sandringham on Thursday morning, based on earlier reviews from the BBC and the Day by day Telegraph.
Thames Valley Police mentioned in a press release that they’d arrested a person, who they didn’t title, in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace and are finishing up searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.
“Following a radical evaluation, we now have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public workplace,” Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright mentioned within the police assertion.
“It is crucial that we shield the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our companions to research this alleged offence,” he mentioned, including: “We perceive the numerous public curiosity on this case, and we are going to present updates on the applicable time.”
King Charles reacts
Buckingham Palace initially declined to touch upon the matter however King Charles issued a press release quickly after.
“I’ve realized with the deepest concern the information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public workplace,” the king mentioned in a press release despatched to CNBC by Buckingham Palace.
“What now follows is the complete, honest and correct course of by which this subject is investigated within the applicable method and by the suitable authorities,” he added.
The police, Charles mentioned, had the royal household’s “full and wholehearted assist and co-operation.”
“Let me state clearly: the regulation should take its course. As this course of continues, it will not be proper for me to remark additional on this matter,” he mentioned.
Males step out of an unmarked automobile on the house of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on February 19, 2026 in Sandringham, Norfolk. Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace, following police investigation into the not too long ago launch Epstein recordsdata. The previous prince continues to disclaim any wrongdoing.
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Former prince
Andrew, the youthful brother of King Charles and the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth, had come below scrutiny as a consequence of his relationship with the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He has denied any wrongdoing however the public outcry over his affiliation with the disgraced financier has had far-reaching penalties. The previous prince was stripped of his royal titles, together with “His Royal Highness” and “Prince,” and is now not a working royal.
Andrew was additionally compelled to maneuver out of his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, to a smaller residence on King Charles’ Sandringham Property. The King has lower Andrew’s annual private allowance and safety funding, however is protecting the price of his new lodging.
A common view of the doorway to Wooden Farm, the house of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on February 19, 2026 in Sandringham, Norfolk.
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David Lammy, deputy U.Ok. prime minister and international secretary, instructed CNBC on Thursday that the arrest confirmed “nobody is above the regulation.”
“That is now a police investigation and that should run its course,” he instructed CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal on the AI Affect Summit in India.
Police haven’t disclosed any particulars or specifics as to the allegations being investigated or what prompted the arrest.
British police can maintain suspects for twenty-four hours with out cost, however this may be prolonged to 36 or 96 hours with particular authorization.
— CNBC’s Kai Nicol-Schwarz and Arjun Kharpal contributed to this report.
