UK - (Former prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office, 19 February 2026

[Simply Southern]

Edward's her youngest.

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Thanks I’ll edit

 

[citygirl]

He could be if hes in an open prison. We have had a lot of people in high positions go to one and they can go out to work locally...not sure how that would work with him but still

Well, he has people opening doors for him again.
Maybe he could be trained as a cook.
Something wholesome he can learn behind bars.

 

[Simply Southern]

Like when he tried to talk his way out in the infamous televised interview. That backfired!

Exactly!!!

He’s so arrogant and it was very apparent in that interview. Moo

 

[Mind your biscuits]

Well, he has people opening doors for him again.
Maybe he could be trained as a cook.
Something wholesome he can learn behind bars.

You think he can cook? He probably doesn't even chew his own food! Moo.

 

[RaspberryMama]

What kind of information was involved in this “mishandling of documents”? I mean - how serious might this turn out to be for him? Is being guilty of treason unlikely? I really don’t know. Curious about what you all are thinking.

 

[Anxala]

Andrew is arrested on his birthday in police raid on Sandringham home

Thames Valley Police held the eighth in line to the British throne on suspicion of misconduct in public office this morning.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Wow. This is interesting. So glad his mother isn't alive to see this. Would she have been able to stop it? I wonder if he would have been arrested previously, and she did intervene?

So odd to see sympathy for her when she's the one who gave and ensured him licence throughout his life to be exactly who he is.

 

[Anxala]

You can tell that King Charles III wants to wipe his hands of him.

The icy coldness and self-serving, self-protective nature of that family writ large.

 

[Anxala]

Unprecedented that the man who was second in line to the throne arrested at least in modern times.

Not that it matters but he hasn't been second in line since 2011. He's currently 8th.

 

[JDG]

What kind of information was involved in this “mishandling of documents”? I mean - how serious might this turn out to be for him? Is being guilty of treason unlikely? I really don’t know. Curious about what you all are thinking.

State secrets, deals that could earn one a lot of money, etc.

Basically insider trading of ‘delicate’ information.

 

[Yellowbelly]

Not that it matters but he hasn't been second in line since 2011. He's currently 8th.

He hasn't been 2nd in line since William was born in 1982.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

he will be hoping that they keep him in for another 24 hours - Friday is Pizza night in many prisons!!

Is it? I'd have thought it was Fish and Chip Friday, which was the highlight of the week in British WWII PoW camps holding German and Italian PoWs.

 

[Yellowbelly]

State secrets, deals that could earn one a lot of money, etc.

Basically insider trading of ‘delicate’ information.

As well as Misconduct in Public Office, the police could also be looking at breaches of the Official Secrets Act, depending on the status of the information shared with Epstein, and insider dealing/trading, depending on if they can show that Andrew or Epstein used the information to personally profit from it.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Not a chance he's ever in general population. JMO

I agree. It's possible that any sentence would be one of house arrest at the relatively small property he has been allocated on the Sandringham estate.

 

[Elisaa444]

Andrew pictured leaving police station following arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates

 

[Dotta]

"Released From Police Custody

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024566438732640426

 

[Luna20]

Andrew pictured leaving police station following arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates

He looks creepy in the reclined photo

 

[dotr]

HUNTER: Arrested ex-Prince Andrew always at ease when it comes to sleaze

Andrew has been arrested, accused of directing highly secret government documents to Jeffrey Epstein. Read about how he got here.

torontosun.com

 

[Sarahlou]

"Released From Police Custody

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024566438732640426

It was not immediately clear
whether Andrew has been released under investigation or on bail,
with the latter likely coming with certain conditions."

He looks scared here! Good.
I really hope he ends up getting charged.

 

[sds71]

Thames Valley Police is able to provide an update in relation to an investigation into the offence of misconduct in public office.

On Thursday (19/2) we arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The arrested man has now been released under investigation.

We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded.

Our searches in Berkshire are still underway.

Thames Valley Police will not be making any further statement at this time and will not be holding a press conference or conducting any media interviews in relation to this investigation.

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/february/16-02-25/update-on-misconduct-in-public-office-investigation/

 

[Bekind89]

"Released From Police Custody

https://twitter.com/x/status/2024566438732640426

It was not immediately clear
whether Andrew has been released under investigation or on bail,
with the latter likely coming with certain conditions."

Shock much?