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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Former Prince Andrew, former United Kingdom Special Representative for International Trade and Investment

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

First criminal investigation of a senior British royal in centuries

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Released under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Nearly four centuries ago, the last time British police arrested a senior royal, the monarch lost his head. 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. He's the first senior 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 May 29

Starmer government unravels over Mandelson-Epstein appointment

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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 May 27