Key Facts

• Thames Valley Police searched Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes in Sandringham and Windsor.
• The police now say the search warrants they used were unlawful.
• Andrew was arrested in February for suspicion of misconduct in public office but denies any wrongdoing.
• The warrants were issued before his arrest, and his lawyers question if they were legally valid.
• The police took documents and devices during the searches.
• The warrants required a good reason to seize documents related to business or confidential roles, but the judge who approved them could not be sure of this.
• The case is ongoing with a court review of the police and court actions.
• The investigation partly started after the U.S. Department of Justice released documents involving Andrew’s actions as a trade envoy in 2010.