Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested by British police on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid a probe into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
Thames Valley Police made the arrest at a residence on the King's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, 110 miles north-east of London, as part of their investigation into allegations he passed confidential information when he was Britain's trade envoy to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC, The Guardian and The Telegraph reported.
In a statement, which does not name Mountbatten-Windsor, Thames Valley Police said they had arrested a man in his 60s and that "the suspect" was being held in custody in relation to a misconduct in public office investigation.
"As part of the investigation, we have today arrested 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 man remains in police custody at this time," said the force.
The former Duke of York, the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and late Prince Philip, who was stripped of all his titles and honors by King Charles in October, turned 66 on Thursday.
