Arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Date: February 19, 2026 • Location: London, United Kingdom

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in 379 years.

Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a younger brother of King Charles III. Andrew was born second in the line of succession to the British throne and is eighth as of 2026.