Ex-Prince Andrew appeals against police searches in Epstein case

The former Prince Andrew has launched legal action to challenge the searches carried out by police in February at the time of his arrest in connection with the Epstein case. Specifically, the appeal seeks to "annul the search warrants issued by a judge of the Central Criminal Court on 18 February 2026", on his 66th birthday, a judicial services spokeswoman said.

The searches took place at the residence of King Charles III's brother in Sandringham and at his previous residence in Windsor, about thirty kilometers west of London. As the judicial services have specified, a hearing to examine the appeal will be held on 8 October.

The investigation into the Epstein case

Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth's third son remains under investigation. The British police in Thames Valley continue to carry out the investigation into the former prince's notorious past association with the late American fixer Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sexual abuse and trafficking of minors.

The younger brother of King Charles III has always denied any wrongdoing, but was nevertheless stripped of all royal titles following the re-emergence of the Epstein scandal: after being marginalized in a "private" residence outside London, he was reduced to the rank of common citizen with the sole name of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.