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Andrew investigated over potential sex crimes | Single-sex spaces guidance | Bank Holiday heatwave

This Is Why

Sky News

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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0:00.0

Sky News, the full story first.

0:10.0

Police are investigating disgraced former Prince Andrew Manbatten, Windsor, over potential sex crimes that allegedly took place in the UK in 2010.

0:22.9

The Equality's Watchdog has said toilets must only be used on the basis of biological sex,

0:29.2

with campaigners saying the guidance leaves trans people with fewer rights.

0:35.2

Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet, a 10-minute podcast on the day's news on Friday the 22nd of May.

0:41.0

I'm Anna Jones. And I'm Lea Belletto. Also today, Thomas Tuchel is preparing to announce his World Cup squad and some big names are expected to miss out.

0:53.7

Thames Valley Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, over potential sex crimes.

0:59.2

It's understood.

1:00.1

Officers are assessing allegations that Epstein sent a non-British woman to the UK in 2010 for a sexual

1:07.9

encounter with Andrew, but have yet to interview her.

1:11.0

So detectives say they want to speak to the woman who claims that she was taken to the former

1:15.5

prince's home in Windsor for what she describes as sexual purposes.

1:21.0

So police are appealing for other potential Epstein survivors to come forward in a complex and potentially expanding inquiry that's expected

1:30.6

to last for many months. And we should say, of course, that Andrew Mambatton, Windsor, has consistently

1:35.6

denied any wrongdoing. Yeah, really important that. So, listen, how did we even get here in the

1:41.3

first place? Well, Andrew was arrested, you'll remember, in that pre-dawn

1:45.5

raid. It was on his Norfolk home on his 66th birthday in February of this year. At the former

1:53.5

prince, he was interviewed on suspicion of misconduct in public office in an investigation. This

1:59.0

was prompted, wasn't it, by the release of the Epstein

2:02.1

files in the US in January. We were following that so closely here at Sky News. However,

2:09.8

the police probe is not limited to misconduct in public office. And Andrew is also being investigated over possible sex crimes.

2:21.3

The police have already spoken to a range of witnesses since he was arrested.

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