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Former Prince Andrew released after 12 hours of questioning in Epstein case
The former Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Britain's King Charles III, who was detained on February 19 as part of the investigation into the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, was released from police 12 hours later. Sky News reports this. The investigation into Andrew continues.
Andrew's arrest was reported on the morning of February 19 by the BBC and The Telegraph. The police did not officially name the detainee.
Earlier in February, it became known about the creation of a special coordination group to investigate new allegations against high-ranking British people appearing in published documents in the Epstein case. These documents indicated that Andrew, a former UK trade representative, had provided Epstein with confidential material.
A new wave of discussions about Epstein's connections with Andrew began after the publication of the memoirs of the late Virginia Giuffre, who committed suicide in April 2025. In the book Nobody's Girl, Giuffre claimed that Andrew had sex with her three times. According to her, the first episode occurred in 2001 at Maxwell's London house. The Guardian wrote that Giuffre was 17 years old at the time and the former prince knew about it.
The Mail previously published a photo of Giuffre and Andrew together, in which he holds the girl by the waist. Amid the scandal, Andrew was forced to leave the post of UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, which he held as a member of the royal family.
Later, King Charles III stripped him of his titles and honors and ordered his eviction from the royal residence. After Andrew’s arrest, the monarch supported the investigation, expressed concern about the actions of his younger brother and promised to assist the investigation.
- Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution in 2008 and was convicted of raping a minor. In the summer of 2019, he was detained in the United States and accused of trafficking girls, including 14-year-olds, and inducing them into prostitution. In August of the same year, the 66-year-old billionaire committed suicide in prison without waiting for trial. His girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for aiding and abetting sex trafficking.