Former Prince Andrew has been detained in Britain in the Epstein case. What is known

King Charles III's brother Andrew was detained in Norfolk on his birthday in the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein, and his residences are being searched. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Detention of a member of the royal family

On February 19, British police announced the arrest of a man in his 60s in Norfolk. The detainee is suspected of misconduct in a public office. As part of the case, law enforcement officers are conducting searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.

Although the name has not been officially disclosed, Sky News notes that unmarked cars were spotted near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's residence. The Assistant Chief Constable of the Thames Valley area, Oliver Wright, confirmed the start of the investigation.

Allegations of human trafficking

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein secretly planned to launch a consulting business in China through an intermediary, David Stern. The idea led to the creation of the company in 2011, after the American financier was first convicted.

A special group has been set up to assess the allegations against the king's brother, as well as former Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson. It includes experts on sexual crimes led by Louise Rolfe. It is reported that the investigation concerns not only official crimes, but also possible involvement in human trafficking for sexual purposes.

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Deprivation of titles and status

Against the background of the scandal, Charles III initiated the procedure of depriving his brother of all titles, titles and honors. Andrew no longer has the right to be called Prince and to be addressed as "Royal Highness". He was also stripped of his rank of Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy.

At that time, Stephen Parkinson, Director of the Crown Prosecution Service, stressed that the status of the person concerned did not affect the enforcement of the law.

Payment of compensation

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has left the Royal Lodge residence in Windsor and temporarily moved to the Sandringham Estate. Then King Charles III will pay his brother a six-figure sum to settle in private housing, but refused to allocate funds to settle the lawsuit of American Virginia Giuffre.

The former prince used personal funds to pay 10 million pounds to Giuffre, who accused Andrew of violence. He borrowed 7 million pounds from the late Queen Elizabeth II and took 3 million pounds from the inheritance of his father, Prince Philip. The support from the current monarch amounted to about 1.5 million pounds.

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