BREAKING: King Charles Issues Statement Over Prince Andrew's Epstein-Related Arrest

King Charles has issued a statement saying that he learned with ‘the deepest concern’ that his brother, Andrew Moutnbatten was arrested earlier this morning,

Thames Valley Police detained him on suspicion of misconduct in public office, citing his connections to Epstein.

Today is Andrew’s 66th birthday. But celebrations were cut short when unmarked police vehicles and plainclothes officers were observed at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate, where Andrew has resided since vacating his long-time home at the Royal Lodge earlier this month following new allegations that he had shared sensitive material with Jeffrey Epstein.

An inside source revealed to me today that a small number of Daily Mail journalists and a paparazzi company associated with the Daily Mail were tipped-off about the arrest and had gathered outside the estate before police arrived. The Daily Mail’s journalists have been on a crusade of late, producing daily factually inaccurate and misleading articles about the Epstein scandal and actively promoting calls for the former Prince to be investigated.

Police outside the estate following Andrew’s arrest.

It was the Daily Mail, along with the Mail on Sunday, that first broke the allegations against him by the late Virginia Giuffre.

It is worth noting here that the Palace, often accused of engaging in secretive internal family disputes and using the press to direct negative publicity against family members or to manage coverage of scandals for damage limitation, continues to be connected to Julian Payne, a former senior media professional who was communications secretary to King Charles III. Payne worked closely with the Royal Family’s press operation before moving back into the private sector — he’s now a top executive at the PR giant Edelman and has continued advising elements of the Palace’s media strategy.

LEFT: Julian Payne.

Emails from the recently-released batch of Epstein files show Andrew passing on reports of visits to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and confidential details of investment opportunities during his tenure as trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.

Under official guidance, trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality over sensitive, commercial, or political information about their official visits.

The longest he can be held for by police is 96 hours - but this would require multiple extensions from senior police officers and a Magistrate’s Court.

In most cases, suspects are held for 12 or 24 hours and are then either charged or released pending further investigation.

This afternoon, King Charles III issued the following statement:

The shock arrest comes after members of parliament called for an official investigation into Andrew’s conduct while a trade envoy, and is not believed to be in connection with sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

His accuser, the late Virginia Giuffre, was found to have made numerous false allegations, including against the former Prince. A summary of those false allegations, along with a scandalous biography of Giuffre, can be listened to below.

This is a breaking story. I’ll be contacting my sources for developments and inside information, and will be providing an update soon.