Prince Andrew Mountbatten-windsor Arrested On Suspicion Of Misconduct In Public Office, Police Say

Police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said Thursday.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police have not said what led them to arrest Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but he spent a decade as UK trade envoy.

Police arrived at Mountbatten-Windsor’s home in Sandringham, north of London, according to UK media reports.

Mountbatten Windsor is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested. .

Thames Valley Police previously said the force is reviewing allegations that a woman was trafficked to the UK by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor, and claims he shared sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.

Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all accusations against him and insisted that he never witnessed or suspected any of the behavior of which Epstein was accused. He has not commented on recent allegations of misconduct in public office.

SOURCE: CNN