Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor newest: Police problem replace on Royal Lodge search after minister calls ex-duke ‘arrogant and entitled’ | EUROtoday

Jeffrey Epstein might have performed a job in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor turning into a UK commerce envoy, a shadow minister has instructed as the federal government agreed to launch the bombshell paperwork associated to his appointment.

In an unprecedented day in parliament that noticed MPs from all sides line as much as admonish the previous prince, commerce minister Sir Chris Bryant described Mr Mountbatten-Windsor as “a rude, arrogant and entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest”.

MPs unanimously supported a movement to launch recordsdata associated to his appointmentto the commerce envoy position, waving it by means of with out a vote after the federal government backed the Liberal Democrat-led calls to publish the papers, together with any vetting and any correspondence from Lord Mandelson.

The Independent’s political correspondent Millie Cooke has this report:

An particular person was filmed hanging an image of the previous prince, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble after Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was launched underneath investigation, within the Paris museum.

It’s been 90 years since a British royal was faraway from the road of succession. That would possibly occur once more now that Britain’s authorities says it’ll contemplate introducing authorized modifications to formally take away Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the record of royals in line to the throne.

Despite being stripped of his standing as prince in October over his shut hyperlinks with the late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, the previous Prince Andrew, King Charles III’s youthful brother, stays eighth in line to develop into monarch.

Experts say the method of eradicating him from the road of succession could possibly be prolonged as a result of it requires the involvement of a couple of dozen international locations that additionally name the British monarch their head of state.

Nonetheless, momentum for change seems to be constructing after police final week arrested Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.

But how would eradicating him from the road of succession work? You can learn extra beneath:

A spokesperson for Christopher Luxon, the nation’s prime minister, mentioned: “If the UK government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it.”

Police have mentioned any updates of their investigation into alleged misconduct by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are “unlikely to be for some time”.

In an announcement launched on Tuesday night, Thames Valley Police mentioned officers had completed searches at Royal Lodge and would proceed to probe the allegations.

“It is important that our investigators are given the time and space to progress their work,” assistant chief constable Oliver Wright mentioned.

“We will provide updates when it is appropriate to do so, but this is unlikely to be for some time.”

Searches at Royal Lodge have now completed following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, police have confirmed.

In an announcement, officers mentioned: “Thames Valley Police can confirm the searches in Berkshire in connection to its investigation into the offence of misconduct in public office have now ended.”

Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright mentioned: “Officers have now left the location we have been searching in Berkshire. This concludes the search activity that commenced following our arrest of a man in his sixties from Norfolk on Thursday.

“We understand the significant public interest in this case and our investigation remains ongoing.

“It is important that our investigators are given the time and space to progress their work. We will provide updates when it is appropriate to do so, but this is unlikely to be for some time.”

Future monarchs William and Kate might want to make their imaginative and prescient for the establishment, now in what some have instructed is its worst disaster for 90 years, clear in an effort to rebuild public belief.