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irisblue

(37,161 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:31 AM 4 hrs ago

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Source: BBC.com

Summary
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk - read the police statement in full

Photos show cars arriving at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk earlier this morning

It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Andrew, who turns 66 today, has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing



More info later today.


10:30 am London time is 5:30 am eastern US time

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office (Original Post) irisblue 4 hrs ago OP
WOW!!!! (NOW DO TRUMP! i.e., my kneejerk fantasy) hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #1
Yep... treat him like a (former) prince... IthinkThereforeIAM 2 hrs ago #35
Wow! Good. N/T Upthevibe 4 hrs ago #2
Watching on BBC malaise 4 hrs ago #3
on his 66th birthday! they said it's important no one is above the law eShirl 3 hrs ago #4
tRUMP's birthday is June 14th Conjuay 2 hrs ago #29
Too far away. niyad 2 hrs ago #36
Link to BBC live thread nitpicked 3 hrs ago #5
Quote from the BBC account FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #44
Plea deal Andy M. W. gives up Epstein, Musk, Trump, and Vlad or he goes to "The Tower." Botany 3 hrs ago #6
I do hope so. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #21
And as Andy walks up on the platform he sees young ladies forming a line to bed of straw and Botany 3 hrs ago #23
Morning news shows saying... "... not since King Charles I..." IthinkThereforeIAM 2 hrs ago #37
Nah... keep him in there on display Layzeebeaver 2 hrs ago #45
Only if Trump and the former South Korean President can join him @ the Tower. Botany 1 hr ago #48
Only? Layzeebeaver 1 hr ago #60
And the Independent live thread nitpicked 3 hrs ago #7
Guardian link malaise 3 hrs ago #9
Plus The Guardian live thread nitpicked 3 hrs ago #8
Haha! Silly Brits! Don't they know the Epstein files are all a hoax! Takket 3 hrs ago #10
Ha ha ha... good one! IthinkThereforeIAM 2 hrs ago #38
Trump next please BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #11
Makes a war with Iran more likely SamuelTheThird 3 hrs ago #12
God bless, Virginia. They got this despicable creature. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #13
Yes Kaleva 3 hrs ago #18
That poor child paid such a high price. I wish she were here to see this. Scrivener7 1 hr ago #57
A snip from the BBC live thread (520 EST) nitpicked 3 hrs ago #14
That was half the "Epstein Project" goal... IthinkThereforeIAM 2 hrs ago #42
Remember when Trump spilled classified info to Russians Tanuki 3 hrs ago #15
And the masses of docs at Mar a Lago.. yorkster 1 hr ago #59
Great Expectations for a Happy Birthday Donkees 3 hrs ago #16
Pedo Prince malaise 3 hrs ago #17
Yup, House of Windsor on shaky ground. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #22
THIS malaise 3 hrs ago #24
My thought - this is William, ruthlessly working to save his monarchy. ms liberty 2 hrs ago #26
You think he went to his uncle at the old ladys funeral and had himself a little Volaris 1 hr ago #50
The Royal family was a mafia before the mafia was the mafia ms liberty 1 hr ago #56
Lol yeah, thats probably right. Volaris 16 min ago #62
It's "Stiff upper lip, old boy" Conjuay 3 hrs ago #19
Disagree malaise 2 hrs ago #39
Expect seismic activity in the Northeast markodochartaigh 3 hrs ago #20
YES!!! Bo Zarts 3 hrs ago #25
The entire system is full of shit malaise 2 hrs ago #28
Yup Delarage 2 hrs ago #33
Replacing not raging against malaise 2 hrs ago #34
This 4th of July I'm going to petition England to take US back so we can get some law and order yaesu 2 hrs ago #27
It'll be interesting what the police find as they execute their search warrant Buckeyeblue 2 hrs ago #30
Well this raises the odds of Trump bombing something soon NewEnglandAutumn 2 hrs ago #31
No surprise, remember this Coldwater 2 hrs ago #32
Right the fuck on!!! Ponietz 2 hrs ago #40
If only our country's current administration cared about justice democrank 2 hrs ago #41
The Pedophile Formerly Known As Prince DinahMoeHum 2 hrs ago #43
Happy birthday, Andrew stollen 2 hrs ago #46
His crimes are out there for everyone to see, but still: Scrivener7 1 hr ago #47
Fuck ya! NOW were gettin somewhere. Volaris 1 hr ago #49
Enter Gordon Brown malaise 1 hr ago #54
Another clue that Epstein worked directly for Putin. JohnnyRingo 1 hr ago #51
Andy the Nonce! RetiredParatrooper 1 hr ago #52
Hopefully, this will impede the fat orange imbecile's sleep wolfie001 1 hr ago #53
Irisblue, I can hardly believe it!! dlilafae 1 hr ago #55
The Miscreant Formerly Known As Prince Blumancru 1 hr ago #58
I don't think Andrew should come before the US Congress before they haul Slobby malaise 47 min ago #61
Statement from King Charles LetMyPeopleVote 6 min ago #63

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,298 posts)
35. Yep... treat him like a (former) prince...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:28 AM
2 hrs ago

... and I am not talking about a Rock N Roll star!

eShirl

(20,164 posts)
4. on his 66th birthday! they said it's important no one is above the law
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:55 AM
3 hrs ago

hope it's a trend we continue on this side of the pond

FakeNoose

(40,959 posts)
44. Quote from the BBC account
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:40 AM
2 hrs ago
It's worth nothing that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has not been arrested for anything surrounding Virginia Giuffre.

What's led to him being arrested is information in the Epstein files around activities while he was a trade envoy.

Although we don't know specifics, there has to be an assumption that part of this is going to be the sharing of documents within the Epstein files - between Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein himself. That's when Thames Valley Police got involved.

But once you're investigating somebody for alleged misconduct in public office, it doesn't have to focus only on those emails which we've seen publicly in the Epstein files.

Firstly, there's three million documents in the files, so there may be some the media have missed. But secondly, Buckingham Palace said they would support Thames Valley Police in their inquiries.


This suggests maybe some kind of insider trading? I don't know, but they've definitely found something.

Botany

(76,844 posts)
6. Plea deal Andy M. W. gives up Epstein, Musk, Trump, and Vlad or he goes to "The Tower."
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:58 AM
3 hrs ago

Just saying. Can they keep him in the Tower of London and then bring him out to the
banks of the Thames River for an old fashioned Henry the 8th Party?

Botany

(76,844 posts)
23. And as Andy walks up on the platform he sees young ladies forming a line to bed of straw and
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:38 AM
3 hrs ago

some of Epstein girls who are now women are waiting for him.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,298 posts)
37. Morning news shows saying... "... not since King Charles I..."
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:32 AM
2 hrs ago

..."who was executed.

"Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, was publicly executed on 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I

Botany

(76,844 posts)
48. Only if Trump and the former South Korean President can join him @ the Tower.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:01 AM
1 hr ago

Former South Korean President Yoon gets life sentence for rebellion, imposing martial law.

https://democraticunderground.com/100221031447

Takket

(23,583 posts)
10. Haha! Silly Brits! Don't they know the Epstein files are all a hoax!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:04 AM
3 hrs ago

Except for the parts about Democrats? Drumpf told me so! Oh also the Dow is over 50000!!!!

nitpicked

(1,620 posts)
14. A snip from the BBC live thread (520 EST)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:18 AM
3 hrs ago

(snip)

My understanding is that there’s been a very significant development in the investigation into the Epstein files. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested this morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

That goes back to documents from when he was a trade envoy, that are alleged to have been passed to Epstein.
(snip)

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,298 posts)
42. That was half the "Epstein Project" goal...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:36 AM
2 hrs ago

... spying, "kompromat", extortion, blackmail... deaths

Tanuki

(16,383 posts)
15. Remember when Trump spilled classified info to Russians
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:20 AM
3 hrs ago

in the Oval Office?
https://www.npr.org/2017/05/15/528511980/report-trump-gave-classified-information-to-russians-during-white-house-visit



"President Trump revealed "highly classified information" to two top Russian officials during a controversial Oval Office meeting last week, according to a report from The Washington Post.

The Post, citing current and former U.S. officials, reported Monday evening that the information relayed by the president to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak "jeopardized a critical source of intelligence" on ISIS:

"The partner had not given the United States permission to share the material with Russia, and officials said Trump's decision to do so endangers cooperation from an ally that has access to the inner workings of the Islamic State. After Trump's meeting, senior White House officials took steps to contain the damage, placing calls to the CIA and the National Security Agency.

" 'This is code-word information,' said a U.S. official familiar with the matter, using terminology that refers to one of the highest classification levels used by American spy agencies. Trump 'revealed more information to the Russian ambassador than we have shared with our own allies.' ".....(more)

malaise

(294,635 posts)
17. Pedo Prince
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:24 AM
3 hrs ago

First such arrest in over 100 years.
That sure took long.

Eff all the royals everywhere and now arrest Donvict.

malaise

(294,635 posts)
24. THIS
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:44 AM
3 hrs ago

.41 GMT
Giuffre family: Mountbatten-Windsor arrest proves 'no one is above the law'
Virginia Giuffre’s family have this morning said in a statement that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest shows that “no one is above the law”.

Giuffre was one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she had been sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew.

She took her own life in April 2025, aged 41.

The statement reads:

At last, today our broken hearts have been lifted with the news that no one is above the law – not even royalty.
On behalf of our sister, we extend our gratitude to the UK’s Thames Valley Police in their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/feb/19/police-arrest-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham-latest-updates?page=with:block-6996f5578f08e54037cf0671#block-6996f5578f08e54037cf0671

ms liberty

(11,101 posts)
26. My thought - this is William, ruthlessly working to save his monarchy.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:55 AM
2 hrs ago

The order may have come from Charles, but William brought this about, IMO.

Volaris

(11,575 posts)
50. You think he went to his uncle at the old ladys funeral and had himself a little
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:15 AM
1 hr ago

'I know it was you, fredo' moment lol?
I'd like to think so...if this is the kind of leader William wants to be, then God save the King.

ms liberty

(11,101 posts)
56. The Royal family was a mafia before the mafia was the mafia
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:26 AM
1 hr ago

But he didn't do anything near that uncouth. I'm sure it was polite as all hell.

Volaris

(11,575 posts)
62. Lol yeah, thats probably right.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 09:36 AM
16 min ago

Is it wierd tho I kinda wanna give the Brits a lot of credit for that part of their culture?

malaise

(294,635 posts)
39. Disagree
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:33 AM
2 hrs ago

This is the financial folks
Rape all you want but don’t leak financial secrets

markodochartaigh

(5,284 posts)
20. Expect seismic activity in the Northeast
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:27 AM
3 hrs ago

as the founders of the US spin in their graves as the US fails to bring rich and well-connected pedophiles to justice while England even arrests the King's brother.

malaise

(294,635 posts)
28. The entire system is full of shit
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:03 AM
2 hrs ago

It finally got too hot for the entitled pricks of the planet.
Said Royals knew about these victims for ages. Only now that it has reached financial secrets is the system demanding heads to roll.
They don’t give a flying fuck about the working class let alone their children. All the rapes were meh but financial secrets are not allowed.
Eff them all.

Delarage

(2,557 posts)
33. Yup
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:18 AM
2 hrs ago

And yet Pedolf Hitler / Needy Amin (not sure which I like better) built his cult on raging against "the elites" and "Q" accused Democrats of setting up a child-trafficking ring based in a pizza shop or something. Projection is their tell.

Clearly it's the billionaire elites and private-island, private plane, private yacht, oil executive "elites" who run over "we the people". But they'll criticize Bruce Springsteen. Freaking flaming morons.

yaesu

(9,163 posts)
27. This 4th of July I'm going to petition England to take US back so we can get some law and order
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:59 AM
2 hrs ago

Maybe they can forget about that revolution thingy 🤔

Buckeyeblue

(6,304 posts)
30. It'll be interesting what the police find as they execute their search warrant
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:08 AM
2 hrs ago

There may be quite a bundle of emails with Epstein and others that help connect some missing dots and provide some context to already released Epstein emails.

Of course, it will probably be quite a while before anything gets released since this is an ongoing investigation.

democrank

(12,453 posts)
41. If only our country's current administration cared about justice
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:35 AM
2 hrs ago

Andrew FINALLY in the hot seat…..a step forward for Epstein survivors. Let’s hope there are more perpetrators nailed.

stollen

(1,099 posts)
46. Happy birthday, Andrew
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:50 AM
2 hrs ago

Greetings to the corgis when you drive past. Hope you don’t end up next to them if anyone Trump knows infiltrates Scotland Yard.

malaise

(294,635 posts)
54. Enter Gordon Brown
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:25 AM
1 hr ago
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/feb/19/police-arrest-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham-latest-updates?page=with:block-69970d708f08e54037cf07ec#block-69970d708f08e54037cf07ec

Responding to news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, former prime minister Gordon Brown said:

I have submitted a five-page memorandum to the Metropolitan, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and other relevant UK police constabularies.
This memorandum provides new and additional information to that which I submitted last week to the Met, Essex and Thames Valley police forces where I expressed my concern that we secure justice for trafficked girls and women.

———
That took long

JohnnyRingo

(20,699 posts)
51. Another clue that Epstein worked directly for Putin.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:18 AM
1 hr ago

If Putin's goal is to quash Western dominance it's beginning to show. Indeed, Moscow may have been a big part of Epstein's money burning wealth.

RetiredParatrooper

(131 posts)
52. Andy the Nonce!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:20 AM
1 hr ago

Last edited Thu Feb 19, 2026, 09:40 AM - Edit history (1)

Amazing how all the consequences are, at present, only overseas.

dlilafae

(393 posts)
55. Irisblue, I can hardly believe it!!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:25 AM
1 hr ago

Are we able to ship the Resident in Chief there? He's in need of some serious accountability. Hey England, way to make the U.S. look like a criminal sanctuary for felons and perverts. ~ It currently is!!!! 💧

Blumancru

(242 posts)
58. The Miscreant Formerly Known As Prince
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:27 AM
1 hr ago

has been busted.
I knew these people had a sense of entitlement but some of the things coming out now show that it was far worse than I thought.

malaise

(294,635 posts)
61. I don't think Andrew should come before the US Congress before they haul Slobby
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 09:05 AM
47 min ago

In front of them

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