Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of succession
Police searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home on the Windsor estate continued on Sunday as a government minister did not rule out having a judge-led inquiry into the former prince’s links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, representing the government, did not rule out such an inquiry but said it was premature because of the police investigation.
A senior Conservative MP, the former former security minister Tom Tugendhat, said Mountbatten-Windsor should face a parliamentary treason investigation over his links with the disgraced financier.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was detained and questioned at a police station for 11 hours after allegations he shared sensitive information with Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy.
