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Judge Nicholas Hilliard ruled that search warrants used by Thames Valley Police to seize property from Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, were unlawful due to an error made during their application. The police agreed to quash the warrants and are now determining how to manage the seized material for their ongoing investigation. Mark Stephens, a lawyer in London, views this as the first step in challenging evidence obtained improperly from Prince Andrew's properties, potentially impacting any future criminal proceedings against him.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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Story summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has initiated a legal challenge against Thames Valley Police (TVP) over search warrants that led to his February 2023 arrest. The former Duke of York was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office following the release of documents suggesting he shared sensitive information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his tenure as UK’s trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
Police searched Mountbatten-Windsor's properties at Marsh Farm in Norfolk and Royal Lodge in Windsor, removing numerous documents and items. He was held for nearly 12 hours before being released under investigation. Now, he is seeking a judge to assess the lawfulness of these search warrants through a judicial review.
This marks the first time since King Charles I's trial in 1649 that a royal has challenged criminal proceedings against them. The hearing, set for Thursday, will determine if details about the judicial review can be made public.
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Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrants when they searched the properties of the former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and police searched two of his homes.
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police → arrest → homes
His lawyers asked the High Court judge to invalidate the warrants under which those searches were conducted.
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searches → ask → which
Hilliard said the parties had agreed to invalidate the warrants before the hearing Thursday.
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parties → say → hearing
Thames Valley Police said it had accepted the fact that the warrants must be quashed because the initial court’s decision to issue them was incorrect.
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decision → say → them
“Legal proceedings are currently ongoing to decide how material seized during the searches will be managed and whether we can lawfully retain it in support of our ongoing investigation,” the department said in a statement.”
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department → decide → statement
Mark Stephens, of the Howard Kennedy law firm in London, described the hearing as a preliminary skirmish in the broader legal battle.
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Stephens → describe → battle
“It’s the first step of Prince Andrew and his lawyers saying, ‘Actually, this is tainted evidence.
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this → ’ → ?
It was obtained inappropriately,”’ Stephens said.
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Stephens → obtain → ?
“Therefore it should be excluded from any criminal trial.”
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it → exclude → trial
King Charles III stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his princely title last year as he sought to shield the rest of the royal family from the continuing fallout from his younger brother’s links to Epstein.
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he → strip → Epstein
While Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, continues to receive a stipend from the king’s private funds, Buckingham Palace has made it clear that those funds may not be used to fund his effort to challenge the search warrants.
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The police investigation initially focused on allegations that Mountbatten-Windsor shared sensitive information with Epstein when the former prince was a U.K. trade envoy, but police later said they could also consider other matters.
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they → focus → matters
Police questioned Mountbatten-Windsor for 11 hours before releasing him under investigation, meaning he was neither charged nor exonerated.
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It was the first time in nearly four centuries that a senior British royal was placed under arrest.
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royal → place → arrest
The allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor came to light when the U.S. Justice Department released millions of pages of documents from its investigation into sex trafficking by Epstein and his connections to a network of wealthy, powerful men around the world.
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Lawmakers questioned the relationship as far back as 2011, when the then-prince was forced to give up his globetrotting role as the U.K.’s special trade envoy.
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prince → question → envoy
Eight years later, he failed to explain his continuing ties to Epstein in a disastrous interview with the BBC, ending his career as a working member of the royal family.
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he → fail → family
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