LONDON – British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, on suspicion of misconduct in public office, authorities said.
Officers did not detail the circumstances leading to the arrest. Mountbatten-Windsor, who spent a decade serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy, has faced previous scrutiny over his ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement, Charles said he learned “with the deepest concern” of his brother’s arrest and emphasized that “the law must take its course.”
Police were photographed arriving at Mountbatten-Windsor’s residence on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Britain’s PA Media reported that officers also searched Royal Lodge in Windsor, where he lived for more than 20 years before moving to Sandringham earlier this month.
Authorities previously said they were reviewing allegations that a woman was trafficked to the United Kingdom by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor, and claims that he shared sensitive information with Epstein while serving as envoy.
Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all allegations against him, saying he never witnessed or suspected the behavior of which Epstein was accused. He has not publicly commented on the latest misconduct allegations.
In the United States, former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized what she described as a lack of accountability for people with ties to Epstein.
Posting on X, Greene contrasted the arrest in Britain with what she said were no Epstein-related arrests or investigations in the U.S. since the release of related files, and also referenced President Donald Trump and tensions with Iran.
Greene, once a vocal supporter of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, has in recent months become a prominent critic.
