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Looks Like Andrew's Chances of Being King Will Drop to Zero

UK government is mulling whether to tweak law so former prince is no longer in line of succession

(Newser) - Amid what the AP calls the British royal family's "worst crisis in generations," the UK government is weighing whether to change the law so Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor can no longer inherit the throne. Officials are understood to be exploring legislation that would remove King Charles III's brother...

How Reuters Captured 'Haunted' Photo of Ex-Prince

Photographer waited outside police station for 7 hours after getting a tip

(Newser) - Phil Noble almost missed the shot that would race around the world. The Reuters photographer drove six hours from Manchester to Norfolk on Thursday after word spread that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been arrested in the county over allegations he passed confidential government papers to Jeffrey Epstein. With no official confirmation...

Ex-Prince Andrew Released After Almost 12 Hours

Police say the investigation will continue

(Newser) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor spent his 66th birthday being questioned in a police station, then left as a free man—at least for now. The former British prince was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, becoming the first royal in modern times to be detained by police. Thames Valley...

King Charles Weighs In on His Brother's Arrest

Monarch backs the police, says 'law must take its course'

(Newser) - King Charles is not rushing to his brother's defense. In a statement issued after the stunning arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor , the king reiterated that the palace would fully cooperate with the investigation into charges of misconduct in public office, reports the Guardian . "Let me state clearly: the law...

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What We Know About Andrew's Arrest in the UK

Former prince is believed to be in a standard jail cell with only a bed and toilet

(Newser) - Former Prince Andrew may have thought his fall from grace culminated last fall when he was stripped of his royal titles . But Thursday brought a remarkable new low for the royal family member over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein: Police in the UK arrested him on suspicion of misconduct in...

Former Prince Andrew Arrested Over Epstein Files

Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly passed along trade reports to the sex offender

(Newser) - A British bombshell: UK police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, per the AP . The Thames Valley Police said it was "assessing" reports that the former prince sent trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. The assessment followed the release...

King Charles: We'll Cooperate With Police on Andrew

Palace says king has 'profound concern' about Epstein allegations

(Newser) - King Charles sounds like he's had it with his disgraced brother Andrew. Buckingham Palace said Monday that it will cooperate with any police investigation—including in regard to new allegations the former prince shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the UK's trade envoy about 15...

William, Kate 'Deeply Concerned' Over Epstein Revelations

Royals express sympathy for Epstein victims amid scrutiny of the former Prince Andrew

(Newser) - Prince William and Princess Catherine have broken their silence on the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosures. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Monday the couple are "deeply concerned by the continuing revelations" from recently released US Justice Department files tied to Epstein, and that "their thoughts remain focused on the...

Email Flies in Face of Andrew's Denials of Meeting Giuffre

Giuffre family says newly released email vindicates her allegations

(Newser) - An email newly released by US authorities disputes Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's claim that he never met Virginia Giuffre, the woman who said he had sex with her three times when she was a minor. The 2015 "draft statement," sent by "G Maxwell" to Jeffrey Epstein, describes being...

Ex-Prince Andrew Is Out of His Royal Digs Amid Epstein Fallout

Disgraced royal relocates to Charles' Sandringham estate, where he'll receive income from king

(Newser) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has quietly traded his grand Windsor address for a spot in rural Norfolk. CNN reports that the king's younger brother, formerly Prince Andrew, has moved out of the 30-room Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate and is now living on King Charles III's Sandringham estate. The...

Sarah Ferguson Charity Shuts Amid Epstein Revelations

Closure follows months of discussion amid scrutiny over Epstein-linked emails

(Newser) - Sarah Ferguson's charity is shutting down just as newly released Jeffrey Epstein records draw fresh attention to her past ties with the disgraced financier. Sarah's Trust, founded in 2020 to back grassroots humanitarian and environmental projects, will close "for the foreseeable future," a spokesman confirmed Monday,...

British PM: Andrew Should Testify to Congress

'Victims have to be the first priority,' prime minister says after Jeffrey Epstein documents are released

(Newser) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the former Prince Andrew—to cooperate with a US congressional inquiry into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, saying anyone with relevant knowledge "should be prepared to share that information." The statement followed after the Justice Department release of...

Mountbatten-Windsor Gives Up Gun License After Police Visit

Ex-prince can no longer use guns unsupervised

(Newser) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has handed over his firearms licence at the request of London's Metropolitan Police, adding a new wrinkle to the former prince's already turbulent public life. Firearms licensing officers visited Andrew's residence at Royal Lodge in Windsor on Nov. 19 "to request that a man...

Balmoral Email Asks Ghislaine for 'Inappropriate Friends'

Emails link Maxwell to royal figure who went by 'A'

(Newser) - A newly released email chain from the Jeffrey Epstein files is casting attention on a mystery correspondent who appears to be writing from one of the royal family's most famous retreats. In August 2001, a man who signs his messages as "A" and calls himself "The Invisible...

Mountbatten-Windsor Stripped of Final Royal Titles

He's no longer a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

(Newser) - King Charles has stripped his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of his final royal titles, according to an announcement published Monday in the Gazette, the United Kingdom's official public record. The announcement stated, "The King has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor to be a Knight...

UK PM Suggests Andrew Should Testify on Epstein

Former Prince Andrew has so far ignored request from US congressional committee

(Newser) - Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a US congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain's prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles III's disgraced younger brother, but told reporters traveling...

He Lost His Titles but Gained a Hyphen

Disgraced royal is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

(Newser) - He's lost his titles, his house, and his reputation, but the former Prince Andrew has gained a hyphen. The disgraced royal is now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and not, as previously announced , Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The change makes the name's style conform to the double-barreled surname chosen by...

Andrew May Get 6-Figure Payout, Stipend From King

Disgraced royal may have lost his titles, but he's keeping a royal allowance, sources say

(Newser) - Prince Andrew, no longer a royal in title or status, is expected to receive a substantial financial settlement and annual stipend from King Charles III as he prepares to leave Royal Lodge and take up private residence on the Sandringham estate, according to sources cited by the Guardian . The arrangement...

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Faces Uncertain Future

Disgraced ex-prince 'presumably is unemployable'

(Newser) - He has lost his title as prince , lost his rent-free mansion on the sprawling grounds next to Windsor Castle, and lost whatever remained of his reputation in the public eye. What is next for the commoner once known as Prince Andrew probably involves a fleet of moving trucks as he...

Giuffre 'Is Celebrating From the Heavens' Andrew's Fall: Family

Family of late Epstein accuser, who says ex-prince also sexually abused her, demands jail time as well

(Newser) - The family of the late Virginia Giuffre, the Jeffry Epstein accuser who also pointed to sexual abuse at the hands of Prince Andrew, is calling the now former prince's loss of royal titles a historic victory. "Today, an ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family brought down...

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