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Buckingham Palace has instructed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor not to use King Charles’s private funds to finance his legal challenge against Thames Valley police over search warrants and his arrest in February. A high court hearing is scheduled for Thursday where Mountbatten-Windsor aims to quash the warrants issued during investigations into misconduct in public office allegations, involving searches at his residences on Sandringham estate and Royal Lodge. Buckingham Palace maintains that Andrew’s legal strategy and actions are independent of royal involvement.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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Story summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has filed a legal challenge against Thames Valley Police (TVP) over search warrants executed during his February 2023 arrest. On his 66th birthday, police arrested him at Marsh Farm in Norfolk and later at Royal Lodge in Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office after materials from the Epstein files suggested he shared sensitive information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. Andrew spent nearly 12 hours in custody before being released under investigation, looking "shell-shocked." He now seeks to have a judge review whether TVP acted lawfully in obtaining warrants to search his homes at Sandringham Estate and Windsor’s Royal Lodge. This marks the first time since Charles I's trial in 1649 that a member of the royal family has challenged the legality of criminal proceedings against them. The case will have its initial hearing behind closed doors, with judge Mr Justice Hilliard presiding to determine if certain details should remain private.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been warned not to use the king’s private money to fund his legal action against Thames Valley police.
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Windsor → warn → police
The former Duke of York is attempting to quash search warrants that led to his arrest, with a private high court hearing due to take place on Thursday.
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hearing → attempt → Thursday
Mountbatten-Windsor receives an annual stipend – the amount of which has not been disclosed – provided by King Charles from his private funds, but a palace source told reporters it had been made clear this should not be used to fund the judicial review.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal defence was a matter for him and his lawyers, and Buckingham Palace had no role in determining its strategy or actions, the source is reported to have said.
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source → receive → strategy
The late queen’s second son was arrested on his 66th birthday earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after allegations he had shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy.
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he → arrest → envoy
The Telegraph previously reported that Mountbatten-Windsor had been granted permission to challenge whether Thames Valley police acted lawfully over the searches relating to his arrest in February.
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police → report → February
A judge at the Old Bailey issued warrants that allowed police to raid his residence on the Sandringham estate and his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
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police → issue → estate
On Monday, a judicial spokesperson confirmed a hearing in Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal claim is due to take place at 2pm on Thursday at the high court, before Mr Justice Hilliard.
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hearing → confirm → Hilliard
When Andrew was arrested on 19 February, the king issued a written statement saying “the law must take its course”.
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law → arrest → course
The former duke, who now lives on the king’s private Sandringham estate in Norfolk, was interviewed under caution before being released under investigation.
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who → live → investigation
Police began their searches of the properties on the same day, with the force confirming on 24 February that they had ended.
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they → begin → February
The judicial spokesperson said the hearing would concern an attempt by Thames Valley police to restrict access to court documents, with the hearing to begin in private.
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hearing → say → documents
It is not known whether Andrew will attend the hearing.
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Andrew → know → hearing
A Thames Valley police spokesperson said: “Whilst our investigation into misconduct in public office continues, we are engaged in legal proceedings in relation to warrants previously obtained from the central criminal court.
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we → say → court
As these legal proceedings are currently ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.”
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us → comment → ?
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