{"id":16683,"date":"2026-02-20T15:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16683"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:40:36","slug":"andrew-mountbatten-windsor-released-from-police-station-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16683","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released from police station after arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" [&amp;_h1]:m-lg md:[&amp;_h1]:d-m-lg [&amp;_h2]:m-sm md:[&amp;_h2]:d-m-sm [&amp;_h3]:m-xs md:[&amp;_h3]:d-m-xs [&amp;_h4]:m-2xs md:[&amp;_h4]:d-m-2xs [&amp;_h5]:m-2xs md:[&amp;_h5]:d-m-2xs [&amp;_h6]:m-2xs md:[&amp;_h6]:d-m-2xs \">\n<h2 class=\"articleLinkText mb-4 pt-2 \"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pb-[15px]\">\n<ul class=\"ml-[35px] list-disc [&amp;_ol]:list-[circle] [&amp;_ul]:list-[circle]\">\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/20\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-reports\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/20\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a>\u00a0overnight on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">While Andrew has consistently\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/19\/uk-police-band-together-to-assess-epstein-revelations\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/19\/uk-police-band-together-to-assess-epstein-revelations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied any wrongdoing<\/a>\u00a0in connection with his friendship with Epstein, concerns about Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s links to the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/14\/high-profile-resignations-replacements-in-epstein-case-fallout\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/14\/high-profile-resignations-replacements-in-epstein-case-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late financier<\/a>\u00a0have dogged the royal family for more than a decade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">The arrest of a brother of a monarch was an extraordinary development with no precedent in modern times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">Following the arrest,\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/11\/king-charles-seeks-moral-high-ground-with-pledge-to-help-police-on-andrew\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/02\/11\/king-charles-seeks-moral-high-ground-with-pledge-to-help-police-on-andrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles III<\/a>\u00a0said that the law must take its course, and he sought to reassure the British public he would continue to serve them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">Thames Valley Police said a man in his 60s from Norfolk in eastern England was arrested and later released with investigations continuing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mb-[13px] \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \"><span class=\"lg articleLinkText relative \">He has since returned to his estate in Sandringham.<\/span><\/span>~ 1 NEWS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was\u00a0arrested\u00a0overnight on suspicion of misconduct in public office. 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