A vehicle is seen at the entrance to the Royal Lodge, a 30-room property and former residence to Britain's former prince Andrew, at Windsor Great Park in Windsor, Berkshire on February 19, 2026, which was reportedly searched by police while Andrew was arrested earlier in the day at the king's private Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Britain's royal family was in crisis on February 19 as former prince Andrew was in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct for his links to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP)
February 19, 2026
UPDATE: UK police say ex-prince Andrew ‘released under investigation’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police said late Thursday that former prince Andrew had “been released under investigation” after being arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct while he was a trade envoy.
“We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded,” Thames Valley Police said in a short statement, in apparent reference to searches of his residence on King Charles III’s Sandringham estate in eastern England.
It is understood that reported searches of Andrew’s former home on the Windsor estate, west of London, remained ongoing.
READ: Ex-prince Andrew leaves UK police station after hours of custody — BBC
