Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants For Two Property Raids Ruled As Unlawful
BREAKING: The disgraced Prince has won his latest legal battle at the High Court as the raids conducted by Thames Valley Police were unlawful
THE search warrants relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest have been ruled as unlawful.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday (19 February 2026) and interviewed under caution relating to alleged misconduct in public office during his stint as UK Trade Envoy. He was was released under investigation as Thames Valley Police searched two of his properties on the same day: his current residence, Marsh Farm on the King's private Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, as well as his former 30-room mansion, Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
He previously challenged Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Old Bailey on whether the bodies acted lawfully over the warrants. Now a High Court judge has said that the former Prince and Thames Valley Police have agreed the search warrants were unlawful. Andrew sought a judicial review to try to quash the warrants that were issued by a judge at the Old Bailey on February 18 last year. This allowed police to raid Andrew's current residence and his former home in Windsor.
Andrew did not attend the hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice as Mr Justice Hilliard stated that an "agreement was reached between the claimant and Thames Valley Police that the search warrants were unlawful".
However, the judge also stated that the Investigation remains ongoing and that just because the search warrants were quashed, it does not mean that the whole investigation was unlawful. The force accepted the "initial court's decision to issue warrants under the specific piece of legislation used was incorrect." In response to the review, a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police stated: "The agreement that led to the quashing of the warrants relates specifically to a decision made by the court regarding the legal basis for these and is not a judgement on our ongoing investigation."
Further legal proceedings will decide whether Thames Valley Police would be able to keep the material they seized in support of the ongoing investigation. The force spokesperson added: "Legal proceedings are currently ongoing to decide how material seized during the searches will be managed and whether we can lawfully retain it in support of our ongoing investigation."
Mountbatten-Windsor was previously warned by Buckingham Palace not to use his private stipend from the King to fund his request for a judicial review. The King previously stripped his brother of his title of prince and the York dukedom over his alleged association with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denies all criminal wrongdoing and allegations against him.
The police search warrants on his two properties have been ruled unlawful by a high court Judge. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
