00:00Disgraced ex-Prince Andrew was treated like a common criminal during 11 hours in police
00:05custody, which one retired UK detective called an extraordinary fall from grace for the one-time
00:11favored royal. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was planning to spend his 66th birthday alone at
00:17home with his seven dogs on Thursday, February 19th, when cops swooped in and arrested him
00:21on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly passing secret documents to his
00:26pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles's younger brother ended up spending 11 hours in custody where he was treated just
00:33like any other suspect and made to give DNA swabs, fingerprints and a mugshot, according to the son. I doubt
00:40whether the police gave him tea in a bone china cup and the microwaved food in custody centers is virtually
00:45inedible, McNeville, a retired detective chief inspector told the son. It's an extraordinary fall from grace. While he was in
00:52custody, investigators combed San Jungam and his former home, Royal Law,
00:56Andrew was reported to the Thames Valley police earlier this month over alleged misconduct in public office following complaints that
01:04documents in the Epstein files allegedly showed he'd shared trade docs with the convicted sex offender. Trade envoys must keep
01:11details about their trips confidential, even when they are no longer in post under the Official Secrets Act.
01:16On February 19th, King Charles released a statement,
01:19I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office.
01:26What now follows is the full, fair, and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner
01:33and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and
01:39cooperation. Let me state clearly, the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right
01:46for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue to
01:49continue in our duty and service to you all. Andrew's arrest also came after a slew of UK police forces
01:56said they were investigating evidence within the trove of Department of Justice released files.
02:00A total of 87 flights linked to Epstein arrived or departed from UK airports from the early 1990s to 2018.
02:09Andrew was initially investigated over long-running claims by Epstein victim Virginia Jufri that she was made to have sex
02:15with him three times, starting when she was 17, on orders from Epstein and his Madame Ghislaine Maxwell. Andrew was
02:22never charged and has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
02:25However, he paid millions of pounds to Jufri in a civil settlement while denying wrongdoing. He also lost his royal
02:32duties and titles over the scandal of his close friendship with Epstein and Maxwell. Andrew has been repeatedly urged to
02:38testify about his links to Epstein in front of a congressional committee.
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