Former Prince Andrew Arrested On Suspicion Of Misconduct In Public Office

LONDON — U.K. constabulary arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor connected Thursday connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist office.

Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas westbound of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor’s erstwhile home, said it was “assessing” reports that nan erstwhile Prince Andrew sent waste and acquisition reports to convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein successful 2010. The appraisal followed nan merchandise of millions of pages of documents connected to a U.S. investigation of Epstein.

The constabulary unit did not sanction Mountbatten-Windsor, arsenic is normal nether U.K. law. But erstwhile asked if he had been arrested, nan unit pointed to a connection saying that they had arrested a man successful his 60s. Mountbatten-Windsor is 66.

“Following a thorough assessment, we person now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct successful nationalist office,’’ nan connection said. “We understand nan important nationalist liking successful this case, and we will supply updates astatine nan due time.”

Mountbatten-Windsor has many times denied immoderate wrongdoing successful his narration pinch Epstein.

Images circulated online appeared to show unmarked constabulary cars astatine Mountbatten-Windsor’s home, Wood Farm connected nan Sandringham Estate successful Norfolk, pinch plainclothes officers appearing to stitchery outside.