Police arrest King Charles' brother for links to Epstein

On Thursday, the BBC reported that police had arrested King Charles III's younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The reason is suspicion of breach of public trust in connection with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Newspapers previously reported that six unmarked police cars and approximately eight plainclothes officers arrived at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate in eastern England on Thursday.

British police later announced that they had arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of breach of public trust. The name of the detainee will not be released "in accordance with national guidelines."

Earlier this month, law enforcement officials said they were considering charges. The reason for this is the publication of Epstein's files, which show that Mountbatten-Windsor passed confidential government documents to the deceased sex offender.

Mountbatten-Windsor, the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, has always denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and said he regrets their friendship, but has not responded to requests for comment since the latest documents were released.

(reuters, max)