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Anderson Cooper 360

Former Prince Andrew Released, Still Under Investigation After Arrest

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released from custody and remains under investigation following his arrest today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to UK police. What his brother, King Charles, is saying about his arrest, barely three weeks after the latest Epstein document dump. Plus, new reporting on the president's military options against Iran, as he warns Tehran again about the consequences of not reaching a nuclear deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight on 360, that sinking feeling, the former Prince Andrew slouches home from police custody

0:07.4

what his brother the King is saying about his arrest today, barely three weeks after the latest

0:11.4

Epstein document dump.

0:13.2

Also tonight, new reporting on the president's military options against Iran as he warns

0:17.2

Tehran again about the consequences of not reaching a nuclear deal.

0:21.9

And later, what we're learning about who survived that deadly California avalanche and the effort

0:26.6

to recover the nine who did not.

0:29.3

Good evening, thanks for joining us.

0:30.7

What happened today, the arrest of a senior member of the British royal family has not happened

0:35.1

since 1647.

0:37.2

The last time it did, the royal in question King Charles I lost his head.

0:41.8

Whatever else awaits the former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mount Baden Windsor, his head will stay attached.

0:48.2

In this case, it's ducked down in the back of a car after leaving police custody this evening.

0:58.0

Andrew was arrested this morning, according to the Thames Valley Police,

1:02.8

on suspicion of misconduct in public office and remains under investigation, they say.

1:07.7

Police have previously said they were reviewing claims that Andrew shared sensitive information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a UK trade

1:11.9

envoy. Now, it's not clear whether these charges are in connection to that. They do, however,

1:17.0

come in the wake of the latest release of Epstein documents, which in addition to several

1:20.7

photos of the former prints and scenes like this also contained an email from 2010 on his

1:26.5

official travels.

1:27.8

That came out the 30th of last month.

1:30.1

Just 10 days ago, Buckingham Palace said that Andrew's brother, Charles III,

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