{"id":241782,"date":"2026-05-22T15:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/former-prince-andrew-under-investigation-for-sexual-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:09:25","slug":"former-prince-andrew-under-investigation-for-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/former-prince-andrew-under-investigation-for-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Prince Andrew Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/prince-andrew-appears-stunned-as-hes-released-from-jail-still-faces-life-in-prison-report\/?nocache=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s stunned face<\/a> went viral following his arrest and questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have been asking for leads as they investigate him and gather evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Now, police have revealed that they\u2019re looking into a very specific report of sexual misconduct on the part of the disgraced former prince.<\/p>\n<p>Not being a prince is a consequence, not a legal penalty. There is <em>hope <\/em>that Andrew could face real accountability through the justice system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, former prince, in late summer 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-555578 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-2048x1581.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-960x741.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-1080x834.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-1200x926.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0522_andrewmountbattenwindsor_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor attends the funeral of The Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-aren-t-mincing-words-as-they-pursue-new-evidence\">Police aren\u2019t mincing words as they pursue new evidence<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities in the UK are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on allegations of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, May 22, Thames Valley police issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c707l2jx0z4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, inspectors (British for detectives) are looking into an alleged incident involving a woman and the disgraced former prince in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are hoping that the woman will cooperate. They have made contact with her attorney, but have not named her publicly.<\/p>\n<p>The release emphasizes that they promise to approach the investigation with \u201ccare, sensitivity, and respect for her privacy and her right for anonymity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ex-Epstein assistant names new names\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1KG9oP6kCOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It sounds like this particular woman may need considerable coaxing.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, police investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct often appear to be investigations of the victim as much as the perpetrator \u2014 if not more.<\/p>\n<p>(There is an entire, extremely successful television series \u2014 <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em> \u2014 addressing these inadequacies in policing from a fictional standpoint, and it\u2019s actually had some positive effects upon pushing for reforms, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dominiquefluker\/2026\/05\/02\/law--order-svu-actress-mariska-hargitays-end-the-backlog-campaign-achieves-rape-kit-reform-in-all-50-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undoing rape kit backlogs across the nation<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Andrew\u2019s accusers, one can only imagine the sorts of pressures that they must have faced when accusing Queen Elizabeth\u2019s own son of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>The entire world has learned so much about Andrew since then, seeing jarring photographs from the Epstein files. Hopefully, this means that women can share their horror stories without fear of reprisal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UK Police Seek Witnesses for Investigation Into Ex-Prince Andrew\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IkslqkZTSf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scandal-turned-into-something-worse-months-ago-when-photos-became-public\">Scandal turned into something worse months ago, when photos became public<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, the Epstein files began to be released.<\/p>\n<p>They are still not out, as required by law, because Trump\u2019s DOJ is in open defiance of congress.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all of the predators within the released files receive the extensive redactions and protections that Trump himself did.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s name and photos show up extensively.<\/p>\n<p>One particularly damning photo shows the loathsome royal poised over an unidentified woman or girl on the floor of a room. She is lying flat, and it is unclear whether she is conscious.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Newly released Epstein files reveal photos of former Prince Andrew\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lswlCUK-xGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There are limits to even how far being a duke and (now former) prince will protect someone from the law.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/prince-andrew-stripped-of-royal-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stripped Andrew of his princely title and land<\/a> as the royal firm seeks to distance itself from him.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/prince-william-kate-middleton-push-out-prince-andrew\/?nocache=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William and Kate loathe Andrew<\/a>. Whether it\u2019s true or simply a story circulated to disassociate them from his alleged crimes remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Some have mistaken the stripping of his royal privileges as the same as legal consequences, as if it were the same as a prosecution, a conviction, a prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>But, just as with other powerful men who have (at most, usually) not gotten some film roles after being exposed as monsters, it is wrong to confuse people avoiding association with criminal penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Social sanction is only a first step when someone is revealed to be utterly despicable. The legal process is longer and requires different types of evidence. But there is <em>hope <\/em>that Andrew could actually be held accountable.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/former-prince-andrew-under-active-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in February, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s stunned face went viral following his arrest and questioning. Authorities have been asking for leads as they investigate him and gather evidence. Now, police have revealed that they\u2019re looking into a very specific report of sexual misconduct on the part of the disgraced former prince. 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