From: suzeeq@imbris.com   
      
   On 2/19/2026 8:11 AM, Rhino wrote:   
   > British police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known   
   > as Prince Andrew) on his 66th birthday to "help them with their   
   > inquiries" over his possible misuse of office to pass sensitive   
   > information about trade to people who weren't supposed to see it while   
   > he was involved in Epstein's circle of friends and acquaintances. It's   
   > the first arrest of a senior British Royal since the 1600s during the   
   > English Civil War. (That arrest was of King Charles I and resulted in   
   > his arrest for treason, a trial by Parliament, and his trial, conviction   
   > and beheading!)   
   >   
   > Andrew has not been charged with anything yet and if he tells a   
   > satisfactory story, he may simply be released without charges in a few   
   > hours. Or things could go the other way. His elder brother, King   
   > Charles, has made a statement that he will co-operate fully with the   
   > authorities and that no one is above the law. Police have already   
   > executed a search warrant on two of the ex-Prince's properties.   
   >   
   > It's going to be interesting to see how much help the Royal Family gives   
   > Andrew with respect to his legal defence; I'm sure the lawyers involved   
   > won't come cheap. I don't know how much money Andrew has to pay for   
   > them. King Charles may object to him using some sources of money if   
   > using them reflects badly on Charles or the Royal Family in general.   
   >   
   > The British press is already speculating that this event may see Andrew   
   > leave Britain entirely and go into foreign exile, much like Edward VIII   
   > did when he abdicated the throne to marry his twice-divorced American   
   > sweetheart Wallis Warfield Simpson in 1936. A foreign exile somehow   
   > seems more likely than Andrew actually going to prison but I suppose   
   > that even a stint in one of her His Majesty's prisons is not entirely   
   > out of the question.   
   >   
      
   Or it may see him in prison.   
      
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