LONDON, Feb. 25 -- It's been 90 years since a British royal was removed from the line of succession. That might happen again now that Britain's government says it will consider introducing legal changes to formally remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the list of royals in line to the throne. Despite being stripped of his status as prince in October over his close links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former prince Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, remains eighth in line to become monarch. Experts say the process of removing him from the line of succession could be lengthy because it requires the involvement of about a dozen countries that also call the British monarch their head of state. Nonetheless, momentum for change is building after police last week arrested Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Following the release of millions of pages of files last month related to Epstein by the US justice department, the former prince was accused of sharing confidential trade information with the disgraced financier when he served as UK trade envoy from 2001 to 2011. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was released without charge after spending about 11 hours in custody, but he remains under investigation. "The government is clear that we are not ruling out action in respect of the line of succession at this stage, and we will consider whether any further steps are required in due course," Darren Jones, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief secretary, told lawmakers on Monday. Any such measure will only take place once the police investigation is finished, he added. Under the current line of royal succession, Charles' son Prince William is heir to the throne and his three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis - are next. Prince Harry is fifth, while his two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are sixth and seventh in line. Mountbatten-Windsor - who was second in line to the throne at his birth - currently follows them in eighth position. Police in Britain said Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to Epstein....