"The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has shocked many, described by one royal expert as the most spectacular fall from grace for a member of the royal family in modern times. Craig Prescott, a royal expert at Royal Holloway, University of London, compared it in severity to the crisis sparked by Edward VIII's abdication to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, warning: it may not be over yet."
"The former prince, who became the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK's trade envoy. Thames Valley Police arrested him at the Sandringham Estate on his 66th birthday on Thursday. The decision to arrest the former royal would have been carefully considered, with planning from senior officers at the police force for days."
"Dozens of Thames Valley Police officers arrived at Sandringham Estate in unmarked police cars around 8am, supported by colleagues from the Norfolk Constabulary, as part of the raid which saw Mr Mountbatten-Windsor arrested. Thames Valley Police officers will have driven more than 120 miles from their headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. A convoy of unmarked police cars arrived at Wood Farm shortly after 8am."
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at Sandringham Estate and is under investigation for misconduct in public office related to ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK's trade envoy. Thames Valley Police arrested him on his 66th birthday after days of planning and executing raids on Royal Lodge and Wood Farm with search warrants. Dozens of officers in unmarked cars conducted the operation, supported by Norfolk Constabulary, driving over 120 miles from Kidlington. Mountbatten-Windsor was detained for 11 hours. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was alerted; the King and Buckingham Palace were not given prior warning.
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