{"id":2282773,"date":"2026-02-15T10:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2282773"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:58:36","slug":"uks-chief-prosecutor-warns-royals-like-andrew-are-not-above-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/uks-chief-prosecutor-warns-royals-like-andrew-are-not-above-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s chief prosecutor warns Royals like Andrew are not above the law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHealthNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Get our free Health Check email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Get our free Health Check email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/healthCheck1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Health Check\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The UK\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/epstein-andrew-david-stern-files-latest-b2920380.html\" title=\"Jeffrey Epstein \u2018asked Andrew to fix him a meeting with Gaddafi\u2019\">top prosecutor has warned \u201cnobody is above the law\u201d as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor <\/a>faces a police probe over alleged leaks to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Stephen Parkinson, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/peter-mandelson-london-lord-keir-starmer-congress-b2920464.html\" title=\"Lord Mandelson seen for first time since being asked to speak at Epstein probe\">the director of public prosecutions, <\/a>said \u201cno, of course not\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/peter-mandelson-london-lord-keir-starmer-congress-b2920464.html\" title=\"Lord Mandelson seen for first time since being asked to speak at Epstein probe\">when asked whether he thought the Royals were above the law<\/a>. He added that he has \u201ctotal confidence\u201d the police will be independent. <\/p>\n<p>It <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/epstein-files-trump-bondi-mandelson-b2919850.html\" title=\"Millions of missing Epstein files are coming \u2013 and will prove even more devastating\">comes as Thames Valley Police examine claims <\/a>that Andrew shared confidential reports while in his role as the UK\u2019s trade envoy with the paedophile financier. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to<em> The Sunday Times, <\/em>he said: \u201cNobody is above the law&#8230;It\u2019s my job to enforce the law, and I do so without fear or favour, and that is unaffected by the status of the individual concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The warning from Mr Parkinson comes as evidence of the former prince\u2019s alleged involvement with Epstein has mounted, with more revelations published in the latest tranche of Epstein files. <\/p>\n<p>According to emails released by the US Department of Justice, Andrew appeared to have forwarded official reports on trips to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Vietnam in 2010 and 2011 to Epstein, when he was a government trade envoy. Trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p>Thames Valley Police\u2019s prosecution will look into whether the sharing of this information constitutes misconduct in public office. <\/p>\n<p>Lord <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/peter-mandelson\">Peter Mandelson<\/a>, the disgraced former UK ambassador to the US, also faces a police probe over allegations he sent market-sensitive information to Epstein while he was business secretary during the financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police have searched two of Lord Mandelson\u2019s properties as part of their investigation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 lbGexw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/15\/Justice_Department_Jeffrey_Epstein_Andrew_32236.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/15\/Justice_Department_Jeffrey_Epstein_Andrew_32236.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/11\/15\/Justice_Department_Jeffrey_Epstein_Andrew_32236.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein Andrew\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-268639\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein Andrew<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr Parkinson told <em>The Sunday Times<\/em> that misconduct in public office was a relatively popular offence with which to charge a public officer.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cFrom my perspective, I don\u2019t find it a difficult offence to prosecute because the core of it is a gross breach of trust by someone performing the function of a public officer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>If Andrew were to be charged after a new police investigation, he would become the first royal in modern times to face trial over a serious offence.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince\">Prince<\/a> William and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess\">Princess<\/a> Kate spoke out publicly for the first time regarding the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/king-charles-prince-andrew-epstein-files-b2916165.html\">ongoing revelations, <\/a>saying they are \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d by the scandal, and their thoughts are with the victims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The UK\u2019s top prosecutor has warned \u201cnobody is above the law\u201d as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces a police probe over alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein. 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