Andrew is arrested
The Story
The Times
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has denied all wrongdoing. This is the first time a member of the royal family has been arrested since the English Civil War in the 1600s. What does this mean for the future of the British monarchy?
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- Valentine Low, former royal correspondent, The Times.
- Dr. Tom Frost, senior lecturer, Loughborough University.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:00.0 | From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manvine Rana. |
| 0:09.1 | At 8am on Thursday morning, a convoy of unmarked police cars drove up the long drive of the |
| 0:17.1 | Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. That in itself is not unusual. |
| 0:22.9 | The place is often crawling with Royal Protection Officers, |
| 0:25.7 | but that's not who these officers were. |
| 0:28.7 | They drove up to a cottage on the estate, |
| 0:30.9 | the new residence of Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, |
| 0:33.1 | and neither he nor his brother, the king, knew they were coming. |
| 0:39.2 | This is some major breaking news this morning. |
| 0:41.8 | We get to some breaking news that is happening as we speak in the United Kingdom. |
| 0:45.6 | In the last couple of moments, extraordinary news. |
| 0:48.0 | Former Prince Andrew has been arrested. |
| 0:50.4 | The monarchy will be cooperating in the investigation. |
| 0:53.5 | It's an extraordinary, extraordinary revelation and development on this story. |
| 0:59.5 | On his 66th birthday, the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. |
| 1:07.3 | He's denied all wrongdoing. |
| 1:09.8 | The arrest has plunged the royal family into their greatest crisis |
| 1:13.6 | since the death of Princess Diana. |
| 1:17.0 | So what does this mean for the future of the British monarchy? |
| 1:35.9 | So what does this mean for the future of the British monarchy? The story today, Andrew is arrested. |
| 2:02.6 | I was at home doing some work and I got a message from another broadcaster saying, given the big breaking news, I thought, what big breaking news? I had to quickly look up to see Andrew had been arrested. I've got to say, I was completely shocked. |
| 2:06.3 | Valentine Lowe is the former Royal correspondent for the Times. |
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