- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested by UK police on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
- The arrest, which occurred on his 66th birthday, makes him the first senior royal in modern history to be taken into custody.
- In a statement, King Charles expressed his “deepest concern” over the arrest, saying that “the law must take its course”.
- William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are understood to support the King’s statement.
- Neither the King nor Buckingham Palace was informed prior to the arrest.
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