King Charles’ younger brother, now styled as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports by Reuters on Thursday.
The felony charge carried as maximum life prison sentence. Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, had been questioned all day by detectives from Thames Valley Police. Earlier this month, the police force said it was looking into allegations that he had passed documents to Epstein, a convicted sex offender, while an official UK envoy.
The case has also massive interest in Greece, given that Andrews father, the late Prince Phillip was born to the Greek royal family on the island of Corfu. His brother, King Charles, is also frequent visitor to Greece, at one point famously sporting a tie with the Greek flag motif.
File photo: Andrew when he still had the royal title of prince.
