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riversedge

(80,237 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 06:35 PM Thursday

"Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty," -- Virginia Giuffre's f

One down--many to follow.



Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, accountability is a serious matter

https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/prince-andrews-arrest?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true



Julie k Brown
Feb 19, 2026

“Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,” — Virginia Giuffre’s family

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother to Britain’s King Charles, has been arrested on charges of suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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This is the most significant story involving British royalty since King Edward VIII abdicated his throne in 1936 — and the first arrest of a royal since King Charles I, who was detained in 1647 during the English Civil War. That’s four centuries ago.


Andrew, whose 66th birthday is today, was been taken into custody about 8 a.m. local time, 3 a.m. EST.

His arrest comes just four days after the Daily Mail reported that he passed on sensitive information about the taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland to Epstein when he was representing the UK as a trade envoy.........................



With the resignations we've seen this week, and now the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, we are finally seeing some accountability for the pedophiles named in the Epstein files. I am more than ready for it to be Trump's turn.
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"Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty," -- Virginia Giuffre's f (Original Post) riversedge Thursday OP
They're reporting Andrew's been arrested on charges of "suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection sop Thursday #1
What about pretend royalty? n/t Beartracks Thursday #2

sop

(18,127 posts)
1. They're reporting Andrew's been arrested on charges of "suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:10 PM
Thursday

with his association with Jeffrey Epstein." When did they discover Andrew "passed on sensitive information about the taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland to Epstein when he was representing the UK as a trade envoy"?

In 2021 Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her in 2001, when she was trafficked by Epstein at the age of 17. That assault case was settled in 2022. They knew Prince Andrew was a pedophile four years ago.

I'm glad he's finally being held accountable, but why wasn't he arrested then for that crime?

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