King Charles: law must take its course
Newshour
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4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Police in Britain say the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. After being held for a day, he was photographed slouched in the back of a car leaving a police station in eastern England. Earlier his brother, King Charles, said the investigation would have the Royal Family's full support and co-operation. Police are looking into allegations that when he was a British trade envoy, he shared confidential documents with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Officers have searched his current and former homes at Sandringham and Windsor. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. Also in the programme: President Trump's Board of Peace meets for the first time, pledging to end conflicts and rebuild Gaza; and the fantasy epic Game of Thrones gets a Shakespearean twist. (Photo: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of Britain’s King Charles, formerly known as Prince Andrew, leaves Aylsham Police Station in a vehicle on the day he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Britain February 19, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Phil Noble)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:09.1 | Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:13.5 | Coming to you live from London, I'm Regina Vaidenarbon. |
| 0:17.1 | Coming up later, we'll hear about China's revolution in renewable energy. |
| 0:22.4 | Also, there are signs in Gaza that Hamas is tightening its grip. |
| 0:27.3 | Hamas has regained 90% control in the areas where it is present, |
| 0:31.3 | and it's also reasserting control over the judiciary and courts. |
| 0:37.1 | And good news for Game of Thrones fans who want more from George R.R. Martin's fantasy world, |
| 0:43.7 | as it takes to the stage. |
| 0:46.9 | Now, it was just after 10 on Thursday morning here in the UK, |
| 0:52.2 | the police released a statement saying they'd arrested a man in his 60s in Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office. |
| 1:00.5 | They didn't name the man, but it soon became clear. This was no ordinary suspect. But a former prince, Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, arrested on his 66th birthday of all days. |
| 1:13.4 | Plainclothes officers raided his home as they carried out searches at his former and current |
| 1:18.2 | residences. And just before we came on air, he was seen leaving a police station slouched in the |
| 1:24.3 | back seat of a car. He's now been released while that investigation continues. |
| 1:30.1 | Well, the case is tied to Andrew's friendship with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 1:35.3 | It's alleged that Andrew passed documents to Epstein while he was a trade envoy for the UK. |
| 1:41.9 | Well, in that now infamous interview with the BBC from 2019, |
| 1:46.2 | Andrew Mountbatten Windsor distanced himself from Geoffrey Epstein. |
| 1:50.7 | It would be a considerable stretch to say that he was a very, very close friend, |
| 1:56.6 | but he had the most extraordinary ability to bring extraordinary people together. |
| 2:04.4 | And that's the bit that I remember. |
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