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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Former UK Trade Envoy; Arrested Royal

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"We are in this together and will have to rise above it." — Email to Jeffrey Epstein on February 28, 2011, more than two months after he told the BBC he had severed ties with Epstein

Stories

Starmer government unravels over Mandelson-Epstein appointment

Rule Changes

Arrested February 19, 2026, on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Morgan McSweeney, who engineered Labour's 2024 landslide, resigned on February 8, 2026, taking responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Communications Director Tim Allan quit the next day—the fourth comms chief to leave Starmer's administration in 18 months.

Updated 2 days ago

First criminal investigation of a senior British royal in centuries

Rule Changes

Released under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office

The last time British police arrested a senior member of the royal family, the monarch in question lost his head. Nearly four centuries later, on February 19, 2026, Thames Valley Police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — the former Prince Andrew and brother of King Charles III — on suspicion of misconduct in public office, making him the first senior British royal to face criminal investigation in modern history. The next day, police executed search warrants at Royal Lodge, a 30-room Windsor estate, and Wood Farm in Norfolk, seizing potential evidence.

Updated Feb 20