Ex-Prince Andrew was arrested on Thursday, on his 66th birthday, from “Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.” He was later “released under investigation” after 11 hours of arrest. However, it has come to light that the former prince was reportedly placed in a custody suite with “just a bed and toilet” after his arrest. Additionally, despite his royal background, he allegedly wasn’t given any “special treatment.”
Ex-Prince Andrew was reportedly placed in custody suite with ‘just a bed and toilet’ after arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, “a man in his sixties” was arrested “from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office” and police carried out “searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.” However, he was released under investigation (RUI). But it seems that during his time at the station, he was reportedly not given any special treatment.
Prior to his arrest, Danny Shaw, a policing commentator, told BBC about what Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest actually involves. At the time, the Shaw stated that the “absolute longest” the former prince can “be held for is 96 hours.” However, it “would require multiple extensions from senior police officers and a Magistrate’s Court.”
Shedding light on whether the former royal will be given any special treatment, the commentator said that the former Duke of York will be placed in “a cell in a custody suite” with just “a bed and a toilet”, where he will wait until his police interview, adding that “there’ll be no special treatment for him.” The Former Prince was apprehended by Thames Valley Police at Sandringham on his 66th birthday, amid an ongoing investigation.
But after almost 11 hours of arrest, Andrew was released under investigation. As per the Mirror, Thames Valley Police released a statement, stating, “We arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrested man has now been released under investigation. We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded.”
