{"id":2300728,"date":"2026-02-26T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2300728"},"modified":"2026-02-26T06:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:51:28","slug":"andrew-mountbatten-windsor-banned-from-horseriding-by-royal-aides-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-banned-from-horseriding-by-royal-aides-after-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor \u2018banned from horseriding\u2019 by royal aides after arrest"},"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=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\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\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines 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\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> has reportedly been banned from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/horse-riding\">horseriding<\/a> following his arrest on suspicion of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/crime\/epstein-files-uk-police-investigations-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-b2923015.html\">misconduct in public office<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Royal aides warned the former prince it would be a \u201cbad look\u201d for him to be seen enjoying himself on horseback while under police investigation, according to <em>The Sun. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-epstein-scandal-timeline-b2923484.html\">arrested<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/thames-valley-police\">Thames Valley Police<\/a> last Thursday on his 66th birthday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/crime\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-operation-timeline-b2924194.html\">and questioned for 11 hours<\/a> before he was released to return to his new home in Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate. He is accused of sharing confidential information with paedophile <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> while acting as the UK\u2019s trade envoy. <\/p>\n<p>A source told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Froyals%2F38328051%2Fandrew-mountbatten-windsor-banned-horse-riding-epstein%2F&amp;articleId=b2927797&amp;key=5b1a6400a3c0d931ed2037885e1a27a3\"><em>The Sun:<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>\u201cSince his arrest last week he has been ordered not to go horseriding. It\u2019s considered a bad look. They don\u2019t think he should be seen grinning and smiling on his horse like he was in Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was one of the few things he actually enjoyed doing so what on earth is he going to do with his time?\u201d<\/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=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 iaaXHE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/02\/11\/32\/Media-gather-near-Andrew-Mountbatten-Windsors-residence-following-release-of-Epstein-related-records.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/02\/11\/32\/Media-gather-near-Andrew-Mountbatten-Windsors-residence-following-release-of-Epstein-related-records.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/02\/11\/32\/Media-gather-near-Andrew-Mountbatten-Windsors-residence-following-release-of-Epstein-related-records.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former prince has reportedly been warned to avoid horseriding\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-31427\"><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\">The former prince has reportedly been warned to avoid horseriding<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Reuters<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The reported restrictions would come as a blow to the former prince, who is known for his love of horseriding and was spotted on a horse not long after he was stripped of his titles last year.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/buckingham-palace\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The UK government is set to release files detailing his appointment as trade envoy as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/mps-trade-envoy-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-mandelson-b2927020.html\">MPs unanimously supported a motion from the Liberal Democrats <\/a>asking for the public release of papers, including any vetting and any correspondence from Peter Mandelson, from the role he held between 2001 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/crime\/peter-mandelson-epstein-police-arrest-b2926791.html\" title=\"Mandelson\u2019s lawyers say police arrest was over \u2018baseless\u2019 claim he planned to leave UK\">Lord Mandelson was also arrested<\/a> on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Monday, following similar allegations of having passed sensitive information to Epstein during his time as business secretary.<\/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=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 enAiSx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/19\/REINO_UNIDO-EPSTEIN-AP_EXPLICA_09367.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/19\/REINO_UNIDO-EPSTEIN-AP_EXPLICA_09367.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/19\/REINO_UNIDO-EPSTEIN-AP_EXPLICA_09367.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The former prince was trade envoy from 2001 to 2011\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-31428\"><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\">The former prince was trade envoy from 2001 to 2011<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>MPs from all sides lined up to admonish the former prince in the Commons on Tuesday, with Conservative minister Alex Burghart saying it was \u201cpossible to identify the hand of Epstein\u201d in Mr Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s appointment to the role back in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>And Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s trade minister,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/scottish-government-chris-bryant-keir-starmer-chinese-uk-government-b2910721.html\"> Sir Chris Bryant<\/a>, called Mr Mountbatten-Windsor a \u201crude, arrogant and entitled man\u201d who was on a \u201cconstant self-aggrandising and self-enriching hustle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Monica Harding, MP for Esher and Walton, told the Commons the former prince stayed in his post for 10 years despite having a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-epstein-scandal-timeline-b2923484.html\" title=\"Timeline of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s scandals as royal arrested on his birthday amid Epstein allegations\">reputation that preceded him<\/a>\u201d while concerns were \u201cmet with a shrug\u201d.<\/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=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 ktmajs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/25\/12\/53\/Prime-Ministers-Questions-oyp267i1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/25\/12\/53\/Prime-Ministers-Questions-oyp267i1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/25\/12\/53\/Prime-Ministers-Questions-oyp267i1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The government will release files detailing the former prince\u2019s appointment as trade envoy\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-31429\"><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\">The government will release files detailing the former prince\u2019s appointment as trade envoy<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->House of Commons\/UK Parliament<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before entering politics, Ms Harding worked as the director of communications at the British Council, with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor having visited as a trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore his arrival, senior staff in both the embassy and the British Council were rolling their eyes \u2013 his reputation preceded him,\u201d the MP said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told it was a containment exercise, that overseas missions feared putting him out there in case he said something inappropriate, that he was arrogant and that he wasn\u2019t on top of the detail of his brief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather than looking forward to his visit as an opportunity to play up Britain, instead, it was thought that he would do damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in his links with Epstein but has not commented on the latest developments.<\/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=\"4\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 QXYqc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/21\/58\/SEI285978930.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/21\/58\/SEI285978930.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/24\/21\/58\/SEI285978930.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Police have concluded their search of the former prince\u2019s former residence\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-31430\"><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\">Police have concluded their search of the former prince\u2019s former residence<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Reuters<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Police announced on Tuesday night officers had concluded searching his former residence, the Royal Lodge in Berkshire, after an almost week-long raid in relation to the allegations. <\/p>\n<p>Thames Valley Police\u2019s assistant chief constable Oliver Wright said: \u201cOfficers have now left the location we have been searching in Berkshire. This concludes the search activity that commenced following our arrest of a man in his sixties from Norfolk on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the significant public interest in this case and our investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that our investigators are given the time and space to progress their work. We will provide updates when it is appropriate to do so, but this is unlikely to be for some time.\u201d<\/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>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has reportedly been banned from horseriding following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. 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