Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘banned from horseriding’ by royal aides after arrest | EUROtoday

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has reportedly been banned from horseriding following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.

Royal aides warned the previous prince it will be a “bad look” for him to be seen having fun with himself on horseback whereas below police investigation, in line with The Sun.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by Thames Valley Police final Thursday on his 66th birthday, and questioned for 11 hours earlier than he was launched to return to his new residence in Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate. He is accused of sharing confidential info with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein whereas appearing because the UK’s commerce envoy.

A supply instructed The Sun: “Since his arrest last week he has been ordered not to go horseriding. It’s considered a bad look. They don’t think he should be seen grinning and smiling on his horse like he was in Windsor.

“But it was one of the few things he actually enjoyed doing so what on earth is he going to do with his time?”

The reported restrictions would come as a blow to the previous prince, who is understood for his love of horseriding and was noticed on a horse not lengthy after he was stripped of his titles final yr.

Buckingham Palace declined to touch upon the matter.

The UK authorities is about to launch information detailing his appointment as commerce envoy as MPs unanimously supported a movement from the Liberal Democrats asking for the general public launch of papers, together with any vetting and any correspondence from Peter Mandelson, from the position he held between 2001 and 2011.

Lord Mandelson was additionally arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace on Monday, following related allegations of getting handed delicate info to Epstein throughout his time as enterprise secretary.

MPs from all sides lined as much as admonish the previous prince within the Commons on Tuesday, with Conservative minister Alex Burghart saying it was “possible to identify the hand of Epstein” in Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment to the position again in 2001.

And Sir Keir Starmer’s commerce minister, Sir Chris Bryant, known as Mr Mountbatten-Windsor a “rude, arrogant and entitled man” who was on a “constant self-aggrandising and self-enriching hustle”.

Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton, instructed the Commons the previous prince stayed in his publish for 10 years regardless of having a “reputation that preceded him” whereas considerations had been “met with a shrug”.

Before coming into politics, Ms Harding labored because the director of communications on the British Council, with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor having visited as a commerce envoy.

“Before his arrival, senior staff in both the embassy and the British Council were rolling their eyes – his reputation preceded him,” the MP stated.

“I was told it was a containment exercise, that overseas missions feared putting him out there in case he said something inappropriate, that he was arrogant and that he wasn’t on top of the detail of his brief.

“Rather than looking forward to his visit as an opportunity to play up Britain, instead, it was thought that he would do damage.”

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in his hyperlinks with Epstein however has not commented on the newest developments.

Police introduced on Tuesday night time officers had concluded looking his former residence, the Royal Lodge in Berkshire, after an nearly week-long raid in relation to the allegations.

Thames Valley Police’s assistant chief constable Oliver Wright stated: “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.”