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Posted on February 24, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUK police ended searches at Prince Andrew's former Royal Lodge home after his Feb. 19 arrest tied to alleged misconduct in public office linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The wider investigation continues.
Feb 24 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday that searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former home in southeast England had concluded after the former prince was arrested last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest on Thursday was part of a police investigation into his ties with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"Officers have now left the location we have been searching in Berkshire. This concludes the search activity that commenced following our arrest of a man in his sixties from Norfolk on Thursday," Thames Valley Police's Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said in a statement.
Documents in the Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department last month appeared to show that King Charles' younger brother had sent confidential government documents to the disgraced financier while working as a trade envoy.
Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and said he regretted their friendship.
Separately, London's police said on Friday they were contacting former protection officers who worked for Mountbatten-Windsor, urging anyone with allegations of sex offences relating to Epstein to come forward.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti and Chris Thomas; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
Thames Valley Police have concluded searches at Royal Lodge, the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after his Feb. 19 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid allegations he shared confidential information during his time as a UK trade envoy. He denies wrongdoing.
No. While the search at Royal Lodge has ended, police say the broader investigation is ongoing and further updates will come when appropriate.
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