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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor<\/strong> will reportedly do what it takes to avoid legal trouble as his future remains uncertain<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former Prince Andrew \u2014 who was arrested last week on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office \u2014 would voluntarily remove himself from the royal line of succession in exchange for security, journalist Rob Shuter<\/strong> reported in a Monday, February 23, post on his Naughty But Nice<\/a> Substack.<\/p>\n \u201cHe would sacrifice his place<\/a> in a second if it keeps him out of a cell,\u201d a source told Shuter. \u201cJail is the one outcome he cannot control.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintained his innocence regarding his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>, he was accused of sharing confidential information<\/a> with the financier related to his role as a trade envoy.<\/p>\n The Thames Valley Police launched an inquiry into Andrew after it was reported that emails suggest the father of two sent Epstein reports from a tour of Southeast Asia he took in 2010.<\/p>\n Amid the scandal, Andrew \u201cwants security for life<\/a>,\u201d said one of Shuter\u2019s sources. \u201cA permanent grace-and-favor home, his horses settled at the new property, and written guarantees that his daughters [Princess Beatrice<\/strong> and Princess Eugenie<\/strong>] keep their royal titles.\u201d<\/p>\n