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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Ex-prince Andrew released after arrest, remains under investigation
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Then-prince Andrew looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
LONDON — The former prince Andrew has been released after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Thames Valley Police force says the former prince was released Thursday evening. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was photographed in a car leaving the station near his home in eastern England about 11 hours after his arrest.
He is released under investigation, meaning he has neither been charged nor exonerated.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested early today at his home by detectives investigating his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Police said they had finished searching Mountbatten-Windsor’s home but were still searching another property.
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