Exclusive: Anthony Albanese says arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after life of ‘absolute privilege’ will be watched closely in Australia
Anthony Albanese has described Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest as an “extraordinary fall from grace”, but says the latest crisis facing the British royal family won’t prompt another referendum on Australia becoming a republic.
Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, was arrested overnight on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
He was taken to Aylsham police station in Norfolk for questioning about allegations he shared confidential material with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In his first comments about the arrest, Albanese told the Guardian’s Australian Politics podcast that Mountbatten-Windsor had lived a life of absolute privilege.
