Andrew Windsor’s 66th birthday started with seven canine and ended with a 15-strong police group at his door – a daybreak raid insiders have instructed RadarOnline.com shattered his plan to spend the day alone in rural exile along with his pets.
Andrew was arrested at 8 am on February 19 at Wooden Farm on the Sandringham property in Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.
A good friend instructed us about Andrew’s birthday schedule earlier than the police swoop: “He had resigned himself to marking his 66th birthday in near-total solitude at Wooden Farm. There have been no gatherings organized, no household dropping by – not Sarah, not Beatrice, not Eugenie. It was meant to be intentionally low-key, virtually monastic.”
“He thought the one firm he was going to have was the canine – the 2 corgis his mom used to personal earlier than her demise and the Norfolk terriers padding round the home,” the supply added. “However as an alternative of a peaceable morning with seven loyal companions, he opened the door to a full police group.
“What he imagined could be a quiet birthday with seven canine turned a scene with round 15 officers on the doorstep.”
In line with a supply conversant in the police operation, the officers arrived with “stealth” pressure. A convoy moved alongside the two-mile personal highway resulting in the five-bedroom farmhouse close to Wolferton.
One car approached the entrance entrance whereas others circled to dam the rear. Andrew, who had moved to Wooden Farm three weeks earlier after relinquishing his lease at Royal Lodge, had solely simply woken when officers knowledgeable him he was below arrest.
On the similar time, a separate group armed with a magistrate-signed warrant started looking Royal Lodge, 130 miles away. Thames Valley Police stated at 10 am: “As a part of the investigation, we now have right this moment arrested a person in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace and are finishing up searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.”
The pressure added: “The person stays in police custody right now.”
Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright stated: “Following a radical evaluation, we now have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public workplace. It will be significant that we defend the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our companions to analyze this alleged offense.”
King Charles, 77, was not knowledgeable prematurely of the arrest.
He later issued a press release saying police have his “full and wholehearted assist and co-operation” and reiterated the “legislation should take its course.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales, William, 43, and Catherine, 44, have been staying at close by Anmer Corridor and are understood to assist the king’s place. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer instructed the BBC Breakfast, “no person is above the legislation,” when quizzed about Andrew’s case.
Police searches at Wooden Farm continued till a minimum of 6 pm, eight hours after Andrew was taken away for questioning at Aylsham police station. He was later launched “below investigation.”
The misconduct in public workplace offense carries a most sentence of life imprisonment.