New details emerge surrounding Andrew’s dawn arrest as King and Queen are heckled during engagements: Live updates

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after police visited his new home on the Sandringham estate this morning.

The former Duke of York has been taken into custody while officers search properties in Norfolk and Berkshire – his former home at Royal Lodge.

It comes as police detectives probe his conduct as a trade envoy for the UK after emails in the Epstein Files suggested he shared confidential information with his paedophile friend including reports of his official visits and potential investment opportunities.

King Charles said the ‘law must take its course’ in his first public remarks reacting to the arrest with his statement supported by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

While it’s understood the Royal Family were given no advance warning of Andrew’s arrest, police did brief the Home Office before visiting Sandringham, the Daily Mail has revealed.

by Martin Robinson

A convoy of police has arrived at Royal Lodge in Windsor as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has now spent more than six hours in custody on his 66th birthday following his arrest after a raid on Sandringham today.

The former Duke of York can be questioned and held without charge for 24 hours from the moment he arrived at a police station on Thursday morning.

With Andrew’s current location being kept secret, multiple sources have confirmed that King Charles was not warned in advance that his younger brother was to be arrested by officers from Thames Valley Police.

The monarch has said in an unprecedented statement that ‘the law must take its course’ after expressing his ‘deepest concern’ after his younger brother was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Charles III revealed that the police will have his ‘wholehearted support and co-operation’.

Calling for a ‘full, fair and proper process’, the King added: ‘My family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all’.