{"id":2734,"date":"2026-02-20T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:16:59","slug":"former-prince-andrew-arrested-and-held-for-hours-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-over-ties-to-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2734","title":{"rendered":"Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The former Prince Andrew was arrested and held for hours by British police Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an extraordinary move in a country where authorities once sought to shield the royal family from embarrassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the first time in nearly four centuries that a senior British royal was placed under arrest, and it underscored how deference to the monarchy has eroded in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>King Charles III, whose late mother lived by the motto \u201cnever complain, never explain,\u201d took the unusual step of issuing a statement on the arrest of his brother, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet me state clearly: the law must take its course,\u2019\u2019 the king said. \u201cAs this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thames Valley Police force said Mountbatten-Windsor was released Thursday evening, about 11 hours after he was detained at his home in eastern England. He was photographed in a car leaving the station near his home on the royal Sandringham Estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said he was released under investigation, meaning he has neither been charged nor exonerated. Police said they had finished searching Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s home, but officers were still searching his former residence near Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police force, which covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s former home, said Thursday that a man in his 60s from Norfolk in eastern England, had been arrested and was in custody. Police did not identify the suspect, in line with standard procedures in Britain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, moved to the king\u2019s private estate in Norfolk after he was evicted from his longtime home near the castle earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police previously said they were \u201cassessing\u201d reports that Mountbatten-Windsor sent trade information to Epstein, a wealthy investor and convicted sex offender, in 2010, when the former prince was Britain\u2019s special envoy for international trade. Correspondence between the two men was released by the U.S. Justice Department late last month along with millions of pages of documents from the American investigation into Epstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFollowing a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,\u2019\u2019 Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police also said they were searching two properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, pictures circulated online that appeared to show unmarked police cars at Wood Farm, Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s home on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, with plainclothes officers gathering outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing in his association with Epstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allegations being investigated Thursday are separate from those made by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was trafficked to Britain to have sex with the prince in 2001, when she was just 17. Giuffre died by suicide last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Giuffre\u2019s family praised the arrest, saying that their \u201cbroken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family added: \u201cHe was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the most spectacular fall from grace for a member of the royal family in modern times,\u201d said Craig Prescott, a royal expert at Royal Holloway, University of London, who compared it in severity to the crisis sparked by Edward VIII\u2019s abdication to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd it may not be over yet,\u2019\u2019 Prescott added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday\u2019s arrest came a day after the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council said it had created a coordination group to assist forces across the UK that are assessing whether Epstein and his associates committed crimes in Britain. In addition to the concerns about Mountbatten-Windsor \u2019s correspondence, documents released by the U.S. suggest Epstein may have used his private jet to traffic women to and from Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documents also rocked British politics. Prime Minister Keir Starmer had to fight off questions about his judgment after the papers revealed that Peter Mandelson, the man he appointed ambassador to the U.S., had a longer and closer relationship with Epstein than was previously disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London\u2019s Metropolitan Police Service has said it is investigating allegations of misconduct in public office related to Mandelson\u2019s own correspondence with Epstein. Mandelson was fired as ambassador to the U.S. in September. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/world\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Prince Andrew was arrested and held for hours by British police Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an extraordinary move in a country where authorities once sought to shield the royal family from embarrassment. 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