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Senior Royal Arrested Over Epstein FilesA man in his sixties from Norfolk was detained; searches took place in Berkshire and Norfolk, marking the first senior royal arrest in nearly 380 years.
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- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a charge that could carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if formally charged.
- Thames Valley Police said it detained a man in his sixties from Norfolk and conducted searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk while not naming the suspect.
- The U.S. Department of Justice files allege Andrew shared confidential information from his official work as a U.K. trade envoy in 2010–11, including reports of trips to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam and a confidential brief on Helmand Province reconstruction.
- This is the first arrest of a senior member of the royal family in nearly 380 years, and King Charles III said the family will cooperate while multiple other UK police forces and the National Crime Agency assist ongoing investigations.
nobody is above the law— Keir Starmer, in a BBC Breakfast interview, when asked if the former prince should turn himself over to the police.
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