{"id":2290080,"date":"2026-02-20T00:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2290080"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:15:27","slug":"andrews-arrest-is-bad-for-the-royal-family-says-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrews-arrest-is-bad-for-the-royal-family-says-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew\u2019s arrest is \u2018bad for the royal family\u2019, says Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">US President Donald Trump has said the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is \u201cso bad for the royal family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His comments came after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to reporters as travelled to Georgia for an event, Mr Trump praised Andrew\u2019s brother, the King, and said he \u201cwould be coming to our country very soon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president said Andrew\u2019s arrest is \u201ca shame\u201d. He added: \u201cI think it\u2019s very sad. I think it\u2019s so bad for the royal family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen I see that, it\u2019s a very sad thing. To see it, and to see what\u2019s going on with his brother, who\u2019s obviously coming to our country very soon, and he\u2019s a fantastic man, the King, so I think it\u2019s a very sad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew was arrested on Thursday morning following allegations made against him after the release of files related to paedophile financier Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former duke, who is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, was held in custody for around 11 hours before he was released under investigation by Thames Valley Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew, who was pictured slouching in the back of a vehicle as he left Aylsham police station in Norfolk, arrived back at Sandringham on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday morning (Jordan Pettitt\/PA)<\/p>\n<p><span>(Jordan Pettitt)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was detained on his 66th birthday over allegations he shared sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thames Valley Police previously said the force was reviewing allegations after emails released by the US Department of Justice appeared to show Andrew sharing reports of official visits to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore with the disgraced financier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One email from the files, dated November 2010, appeared to be forwarded by Andrew five minutes after being sent by his then-special adviser Amir Patel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another, on Christmas Eve 2010, appeared to show Andrew sent Epstein a confidential brief on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand province in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew has denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.<\/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 uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has said the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is \u201cso bad for the royal family\u201d. His comments came after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. 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