British police have concluded searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home in southeast England after arresting the former prince last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office, part of an investigation into his ties with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Officers have now left the location we have been searching in Berkshire. This concludes the search activity that commenced following our arrest of a man in his sixties from Norfolk on Thursday,” Thames Valley Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said in a statement last night.
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Police said the arrest was made on Thursday and linked the Berkshire search to that action. They did not disclose what investigators were looking for at the property or whether any material was removed as evidence. No further operational details were released.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest follows the release last month of documents in the Epstein files by the U.S. Justice Department that appeared to show he sent confidential government documents to the disgraced financier while working as a trade envoy. The nature and contents of those documents were not described in the British police statements.
Authorities have not elaborated on the suspected misconduct in public office or explained whether the material referenced in the U.S. files is central to the ongoing inquiry in the United Kingdom. Police did not announce any charges.
Separately, London’s police said they are contacting former protection officers who worked for the former prince and are urging anyone with allegations of sex offenses relating to Epstein to come forward. The outreach is part of a wider call for information tied to the investigation, the force said.
The search operation at the Berkshire address began after Thursday’s arrest and concluded several days later, according to Thames Valley Police, which led activity at the site. Officers did not identify the exact location beyond describing it as a former residence of Mountbatten-Windsor.
The developments deepen scrutiny of Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct in his former public role as a trade envoy and mark a notable escalation in British law enforcement’s response to links between U.K. figures and Epstein. Investigators in both Berkshire and London have emphasized that inquiries are active and that they are seeking further information from anyone who may have relevant knowledge.
Police have offered no timeline for next steps in the case. They said updates would be provided when operationally appropriate.
Additional reporting PA
By Abdiwahab Ahmed
Axadle Times international–Monitoring.
