Prince William, Princess Kate break silence on Andrew arrest Edward Segarra, USA TODAYThu, February 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC 0 Prince William and Princess Kate are speaking out following police reportedly arresting the former Prince Andrew. British police arrested Andrew MountbattenWindsor on Thursday, Feb. 19, on suspicion of misconduct in public life, according to multiple news outlets in the United Kingdom; the BBC was the first to report the development. The former royal has faced intense scrutiny over his friendship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince William, Princess Kate break silence on Andrew arrest
Edward Segarra, USA TODAYThu, February 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC
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Prince William and Princess Kate are speaking out following police reportedly arresting the former Prince Andrew.
British police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday, Feb. 19, on suspicion of misconduct in public life, according to multiple news outlets in the United Kingdom; the BBC was the first to report the development.
The former royal has faced intense scrutiny over his friendship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, has denied any wrongdoing and said he regrets the friendship. He has not responded to requests for comment following the latest Epstein files published by the U.S. Justice Department.
After the disgraced royal's arrest, Mountbatten-Windsor's brother − and Prince William's father − King Charles III released a statement showing support for the police's investigation.
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Disgraced former royal Andrew, the former Duke of York, has became a source of embarrassment for his brother King Charles III following a 2019 TV interview in which Andrew defended his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was stripped of his military titles in 2022 and senior royal status, shuffled off into retirement after being sued by Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. Andrew renounced his royal titles and honors amid continued scrutiny over his Epstein connections, despite denying all allegations against him. British police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public life, according to multiple news outlets in the United Kingdom on Feb. 19, 2026. Look back at his life in the royal family, including here as Andrew arrives for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral on Sept. 16, 2025, in London.
"I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office," the king said.
"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," Charles continued. "In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and cooperation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course."
Prince William and Princess Kate support the king's statement, USA TODAY understands.
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No additional comments were made by William and Kate on the former prince's legal troubles.
Prince William and Princess Kate's acknowledgment of Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest comes less than two weeks after the royal couple broke their silence on the Epstein files' release in a statement from Kensington Palace.
"I can confirm the prince and princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations," a palace spokesperson said. "Their thoughts remain focused on the victims."
Prince William, from left, Prince Andrew and Princess Kate appear at a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on Sept. 16, 2025.
Prince William has also come under scrutiny amid his uncle's growing scandal.
On Feb. 11, William's Earthshot Prize charity, an environmental philanthropy organization, became the subject of a new complaint by Republic, an anti-monarchy advocacy group, after one of its business partners, former DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, was accused of having ties to the convicted sex offender.
Contributing: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
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