Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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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

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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