{"id":2292412,"date":"2026-02-21T09:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2292412"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:09:47","slug":"the-royal-familys-winners-and-losers-after-andrews-arrest-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-royal-familys-winners-and-losers-after-andrews-arrest-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal Family&#8217;s &#8216;winners and losers&#8217; after Andrew&#8217;s arrest | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While this is likely to be one of the worst days in the former prince\u2019s life, it will no doubt also have an impact on other members of the Royal Family, with the worst impact expected to be on his daughters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-beatrice\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Princess Beatrice<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-eugenie\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Princess Eugenie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>His arrest is also likely to have upset his ex wife Sarah Ferguson, who <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2172922\/sarah-ferguson-location-andrew-mountbatten-windsor\">may not even currently be in the UK. <\/a>While Beatrice, Eugenie and Sarah have not commented on the day\u2019s events, it is believed that they will no doubt be very upset by the ongoing scandals and Andrew\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Although this may be the case for Andrew\u2019s immediate family, it could also be said that some royals could actually see some form of victory from the former prince\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">This includes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Meghan Markle<\/a>, who since quitting royal life in 2020 have not been the most popular among royal fans. However, with Andrew now hitting this new low and getting arrested, any negative spotlight that was on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex recedes slightly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ensure our latest royal headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=express.co.uk&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click here to activate<\/a><\/strong><strong> or just add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Two other royals whose reaction over Andrew&#8217;s arrest may be complex are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince William<\/a> and his wife Princess Catherine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing and accusations against him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Police said in an update on Thursday evening: &#8220;Thames Valley Police is able to provide an update in relation to an investigation into the offence of misconduct in public office. On Thursday (19\/2) we arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;The arrested man has now been released under investigation. We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>const Init=()=>{const interval=setInterval(()=>{if(typeof window.utag_data.consentData!=='undefined'){clearInterval(interval);ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] consent data',window.utag_data.consentData)\nif(!window.isVendorConsented(window.utag_data.consentData,20,!0)){return!1}\nconst publisherPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.publisher?.consents\nconst consentPurposes=window.utag_data.consentData.tcfv2consent?.purpose?.consents\nif(!publisherPurposes[1]||!publisherPurposes[2]||!publisherPurposes[3]||!publisherPurposes[4]||!consentPurposes[1]||!consentPurposes[2]||!consentPurposes[3]||!consentPurposes[4]){return!1}\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','331470507705028');fbq('trackSingle','331470507705028','PageView')}else{ExpressApp.Log('[Facebook] Facebook is waiting for consent data')}},100)}\nif(typeof flagTcfLoaded!=='undefined'&&flagTcfLoaded){Init()}else{document.addEventListener('tcfLoaded',()=>{Init()})}<\/script><\/p>\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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While this is likely to be one of the worst days in the former prince\u2019s life, it will no doubt also have an impact on other members of the Royal Family, with the worst impact expected to be on his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. 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