AMW arrested …

[fairmaidofutopia]

At last …. 😊

Wow. Wonder if they put hand cuffs on him.

This is good news however, and this sounds very conspiracy theorist, but it wouldn’t surprise me if this is simply play acting to take the heat off the RF.

Look over here - we’ve done something, we’re allowing the process to take its course. Meanwhile he’ll be arrested and then released quickly on bail and nothing will be found or nothing they can use/don’t have enough proof. I’m telling you there is no way Andrew is going to be made to testify in court and go to prison. It’s all to keep the serfs happy.

Sorry but I don’t trust the RF and I certainly don’t trust the police.

I doubt very much he will face any prison time even if convicted of a crime. He deserves to go to prison but I think given who he is he will still get preferential treatment.

When I saw this on some news feed I thought it was a scam. Unbelievable!!!

Yes. Frustrating as it is that it seems there is nothing that can be done legally any the sex stuff, this appears to be a far more serious, and easier to prove, charge.

My thoughts on the fact money appears to be a more serious charge than offences against women will remain unexpressed, but they are rather strong and sweary.

@LizzieSiddal

he’s been arrested for misconduct in public office. Not any sexual misconduct. And as yet he has not been charged

It's a bloody good start though..Don’t you agree?

I hope it’s not been done in an attempt at appeasement and the hope that it will shut everyone up. It needs to have proper evidence behind it and the sense that he will be held accountable, not just a token gesture.

Of course they had knowledge! To say otherwise is bizarre!

No, not of everything, they were not reading all his emails. But there was so much that was brought to the attention of QE2 at the time and those saying there was a problem were sent off with a flea in their ear.

Let's not pretend the Palace was in complete ignorance.

Ok I could correct that to recent history.
Lord Louis Mountbatten got away with child sex offences.

However are you honestly saying royals and their supporters have never got away with crimes others would have been in serious trouble for?

On his birthday as well 🎂

Whatever Andrew may or may not have done, I really don’t think he can be accused of trafficking. He’s an entitled buffoon, and in his younger days was used to girls throwing themselves at him, and it probably wouldn’t have crossed his tiny mind that any of the girld were anything other than delighted to be with him. Passing on confidential government information, however, is an entirely different matter (and also far easier to prove - suspicion doesn’t cut it in court). Mandelson has to be next.

He'll be furious yes, but no, he wont get a life sentence, as someone says above, the impact of his behaviour wont (not likely to be) be significant enough for a custodial sentence, he might progress to trial, I'll not hold my breath though

When it flashed up on the telly I thought it was about assualt, when they said 'misconduct in a public office' I thought 'meh'.

I think he’s been arrested on the slightly blander (but still quite hefty!) offence of MIAPO, but they will be using the opportunity of having him in custody to question him intensively about the trafficking via Stansted etc. I think he’s comprehensively fucked this time tbh.

Well misconduct in public office is serious enough to be banged up...I've got everything crossed

Great news. Disappointing it's not also for the other allegations but I'll take it.

Good!

My first thought too.
Also, arrested is a very long way from prosecuted.(& it's re £ not sexual crimes when he should be being arrested for both)
He will be cleared I imagine.
If for no other reason than KCIII loaned him a big chunk of the £12M paid to Virginia Guiffre. What does that say about KC judgement? 'Down with the Crown'? Those in power will not want to risk that. So, he will be cleared imo.

This is true, IdaGlossop, but if it really is a palace-engineered stunt to make it look as if "something's being done" they may be hoping it'll be enough

As for a PP's comment about various other police services investigating, on something like this there'll obviously be coordination, so perhaps they'll let TVP take the lead and hope to sit back?

GOOD STUFF!

The police are also raiding royal residences in Windsor and Norfolk

Does anyone know if staff who have signed NDAs can break them if interviewed by police? I’m sure palace staff will have some intel

This made me smile.

Im not sure, I think they'll say (or should say) that they support the police in any investigation. Shows respect for the law, for the police and willingness to engage.

They dont have to specify its about him, more that 'this is appropriate and we support the law'

He'll probably be on house arrest.