New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, was arrested on Thursday (local time), but his detention was unrelated to the allegations levelled years ago by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse in the early 2000s.

Instead, his arrest followed the release of millions of documents by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and Andrew's association with him. The Epstein files revealed Andrew's conduct during this tenure as trade envoy for the British government, BBC reported.

According to the report, the January 2026 disclosures included confidential information Andrew shared with Epstein while serving the envoy role. One email between the two s...