Overview
- Thames Valley Police said a man in his 60s from Norfolk was arrested and remains in custody as officers conduct searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk, including Wood Farm at Sandringham and Royal Lodge in Windsor.
- Documents from the Justice Department’s Epstein files include emails that appear to show Andrew forwarding official trade reports on Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam, as well as a brief on commercial opportunities in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
- Misconduct in public office carries a maximum life sentence in the U.K., though legal experts note convictions are difficult to secure and lengthy terms are uncommon.
- King Charles III expressed “deepest concern,” pledged full cooperation and said the law must take its course, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized that nobody is above the law.
- Police stress the misconduct inquiry is separate from past sexual-assault allegations by Virginia Giuffre, whose family welcomed the arrest and praised investigators.