Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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Source: AP
Updated 6:13 AM EST, February 19, 2026
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, said it was “assessing” reports that the former Prince Andrew sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010.
The assessment followed the release of millions of pages of documents connected to a U.S. investigation of Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor features a number of times in the documents. The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to a statement saying that they had arrested a man in his 60s. Mountbatten-Windsor is 66.
“Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,’’ the statement said. “We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time.”
Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein. Last fall, King Charles III stripped Andrew of his royal titles, including the right to be called a prince, as he tried to insulate the monarchy from the continuing revelations about his younger brother’s relationship with Epstein. Those revelations have tarnished the royal family for more than a decade.
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Just breaking (got the AP banner and my local radio news anchor broke in to say they had this "breaking news" to discuss "at the bottom of the hour".
Article updated.
Previous articles -
LONDON (AP) -- U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor's former home, said it was "assessing" reports that the former Prince Andrew sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. The assessment followed the release of millions of pages of documents connected to a U.S. investigation of Epstein.
The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to a statement saying that they had arrested a man in his 60s. Mountbatten-Windsor is 66.
"Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,'' the statement said. "We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time." Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.
LONDON (AP) -- U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor's former home, said it was "assessing" reports that the former Prince Andrew sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. The assessment followed the release of millions of pages of documents connected to a U.S. investigation of Epstein.
The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to a statement saying that they had arrested a man in his 60s. Mountbatten-Windsor is 66.
"Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,'' the statement said. "It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence."
LONDON (AP) -- UK police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor's former home, said it was "assessing" reports that the former Prince Andrew sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. The assessment followed the release of millions of pages of documents gleaned under a U.S. investigation of Epstein.
The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to a statement saying that they had arrested a man in his 60s. Mountbatten-Windsor is 66.
"Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,'' the statement said. "It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence." "We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time," the statement added.
Original article -
LONDON (AP) -- A UK police force has arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor's former home, said it was "assessing" reports that the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010.
The police force did not name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to a statement saying that they had arrested a man in his sixties.
"Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,'' the statement said. "It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence.
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But now the story is that Andrew ALSO gave away stock tips and trading info - at least to Epstein, and maybe others. Insider trading is a big no-no. And who knows, maybe this goes deeper ... Like maybe Andrew had access to top secret intelligence as well?
Let's see what they find out.
If I had looked at my phone 15 minutes earlier, I might have spotted The Guardian and CNN's mentions but unfortunately, both are "Live Updates" which I can't post here.
Fortunately AP had a "non-Live Updates" article although their normal publishing practice behaves like one with the constant and obsessive headline/story content updates (CNBC does the same). 
From yesterday's Private Eye:
(Private Eye is a half-satirical, half-investigative UK magazine ("Brian" is their nickname for King Charles - the reason for this was decades ago, and I don't know it), that often gets things well before the mainstream media. For instance, they also point out this week that in March 2009, they said Peter Mandelson, then UK Business Secretary, was talking to Jeffery Epstein about "the new Obama administration and the new powers on Wall Street" when he was serving a prison sentence for "soliciting sex from underage girls as young as 14". And pointed out then Epstein was a friend of Andrew.)
... especially if it involves state secrets. For now it looks like insider-trading was going on, and perhaps Andrew gave info to Epstein who used it for making stock trades etc. It's speculation at this point, but the royal family apparently knew for a long time that Andrew was doing this stuff.
It's interesting that Andrew's former wife Sarah Ferguson was just "de-commissioned" yesterday. She was removed as the head of 6 different organizations and foundations that she owned or controlled.
that apparently can be tolerated for years without meaningful criminal investigation ...
But "sent trade reports" ... that's real "misconduct" and time to call the police!!
