Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday by a local U.K. police force, BBC News and The Associated Press reported.
Thames Valley Police issued a statement announcing that they detained “a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.”
The police statement did not name the former prince.
Andrew, King Charles’ brother, has faced scrutiny over his ties to late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein following the latest files release by the U.S. Justice Department. He has denied wrongdoing.
Andrew’s arrest came on the same day as his birthday — he had just turned 66.
