THE LATEST | CANADAAssociated Press: The former Prince Andrew was arrested and held for hours by British police Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an extraordinary move in a country where authorities once sought to shield the royal family from embarrassment.
It was the first time in nearly four centuries that a senior British royal was placed under arrest, and it underscored how deference to the monarchy has eroded in recent years…
BBC: The shell-shocked, disbelieving, haunted face of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will become part of how his arrest will be remembered.
It’s not a particularly edifying sight. Andrew is slumped in the back seat of a car after his release, fingers steepled, whether in prayer or protection…
Washington Post: The palace said King Charles III was given no advance notice that his brother was to be taken into custody, which allowed supporters to say that Mountbatten-Windsor was receiving none of the special treatment that saturated his life when he was still Prince Andrew. Any other approach was probably impossible at a time of declining reverence for the royals, even for a man still officially eighth in line for the throne…
CBS: King Charles III said Thursday that “the law must take its course” following the arrest of his brother, former Prince Andrew.
Charles said in a statement he had “learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office.”
“What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities,” he said. “In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation.”…