Ex-prince Andrew takes UK police to court to ‘quash’ Epstein affair search warrants

South China Morning Post5 October 2026, 09:07 UTCUnited Kingdom

Britain’s disgraced former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has launched a High Court challenge “to quash search warrants” obtained by police ahead of his arrest earlier this year, the judiciary has confirmed. The London court was set to hold a private hearing on Thursday, the judiciary said in a statement on Monday, as King Charles’ brother challenged Thames Valley Police over searches of his former and current homes on royal estates. The force arrested the 66-year-old on his birthday on...

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