Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested – The Latest

安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎被捕——最新消息

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2026-02-20

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office by police investigating his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. Six unmarked police cars carrying plainclothes officers arrived at the Sandringham estate while the former prince was celebrating his 66th birthday on Thursday. Officers searched the Norfolk property as well as Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home at the Royal Lodge in Great Windsor Park. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian journalist David Pegg – watch on YouTube – Read extract from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir here. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Something like this has simply hasn't happened in living memory or indeed for quite a bit longer than that.

  • I mean the last time a royal was arrested you have to start looking back hundreds of years past to the time of the Civil War.

  • Start with breaking news about Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer.

  • The BBC understands that he has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

  • Now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer, he was taken into custody in Norfolk just a short while ago.

  • He is accused of allegedly sharing confidential information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • There is a very real possibility that this does actually get worse for the royal family in a lot of respects.

  • King Charles says the law must take its course,

  • as his brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is arrested and taken into custody.

  • From The Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me Lucy Hough.

  • I'm joined by David Pegg, Guardian journalist who's reported extensively on the monarchy.

  • Thanks so much for coming up to the Studio David on this...

  • unprecedented day with news that Andrew Mount Belt and Windsor,

  • obviously, of course, the former Prince Andrew,

  • has been arrested at his Sandringham home,

  • the extraordinary sight of a number of unmarked police vehicles pulling up outside his property.

  • He's now in custody.

  • We understand he was celebrating his 66th birthday.

  • Yeah.