Judge says search warrants used to seize property from ex-Prince Andrew were unlawful
Summary
A London judge said police acted unlawfully when they used search warrants to seize property from former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in a case linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Both police and the court agreed to cancel the warrants before a hearing.Key Facts
- Police searched two homes of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in relation to an investigation into his links with Jeffrey Epstein.
- The search warrants used by Thames Valley Police were ruled unlawful by Justice Nicholas Hilliard.
- Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office but was not charged.
- The warrants were invalidated before the court hearing after agreement by both sides.
- Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his princely title by King Charles III last year but still receives a private stipend.
- Buckingham Palace has stated that royal funds cannot be used for Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal challenge against the warrants.
- The police investigation initially looked at allegations that he shared sensitive information with Epstein when he was a UK trade envoy.
- This is the first arrest of a senior British royal in nearly 400 years.
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