2026年2月19日 / 美国东部时间上午6:45 / CBS新闻
前安德鲁王子（现安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎） 于周四因涉嫌公职不当行为被捕，此前杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关文件披露了新的指控。英国国王查尔斯三世的弟弟在其66岁生日当天被捕，这一消息距一个反君主制组织呼吁警方调查安德鲁在担任英国贸易大使期间涉嫌向已故美国性犯罪者分享机密政府信息的文件后约两周。
当地时间上午8点刚过（美国东部时间凌晨3点），有六辆无标记警车被发现在英格兰东部诺福克郡查尔斯国王桑德灵厄姆庄园内安德鲁的新住所”伍德农场”外抵达。
泰晤士河谷警方于一周多前证实，正在评估针对蒙巴顿-温莎的指控——美国司法部最新公布的爱泼斯坦档案中出现了这些指控，以确定是否有必要展开正式调查。
泰晤士河谷警方周四发表声明称：”作为调查的一部分，我们于今日（2月19日）逮捕了一名来自诺福克郡的60多岁男子，涉嫌公职不当行为，并正在伯克郡和诺福克郡的住所进行搜查。”警方表示，根据程序未透露该男子姓名，”目前该男子仍被警方拘留”。
档案照片显示安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎（前安德鲁王子）。
如果他最终被指控公职不当行为，在英国该罪名最高可判处终身监禁。
英国首相基尔·斯塔默周四早些时候接受CBS新闻合作网BBC新闻采访时表示：”法律面前人人平等，无人凌驾于法律之上。”
斯塔默说：”这是警方的事，他们将进行自己的调查，但我们制度的核心原则之一是人人在法律面前平等，无人凌驾于法律之上。”
上周，白金汉宫代表国王发表声明称，若警方就蒙巴顿-温莎的问题提问，王室将予以配合。
白金汉宫发言人在声明中表示：”国王通过言语和前所未有的行动，明确表达了对针对蒙巴顿-温莎先生行为的指控持续曝光的深切关切。虽然具体指控应由蒙巴顿-温莎先生回应，但如果泰晤士河谷警方联系我们，我们将像你期望的那样随时准备支持他们。”
自爱泼斯坦档案首次披露安德鲁与爱泼斯坦的密切关系以来，CBS新闻多次要求蒙巴顿-温莎的代表置评。他未予回应，但过去一直否认任何不当行为。
弗吉尼亚·吉弗的家人对安德鲁被捕的反应
去年，因安德鲁与爱泼斯坦的友谊以及美国女子弗吉尼亚·吉弗的指控（称其未成年时被拐卖与蒙巴顿-温莎发生性关系）受到密集审查，查尔斯国王剥夺了弟弟的王室头衔。
据英国媒体报道，蒙巴顿-温莎否认了这些指控，但于2022年与吉弗达成和解，支付了约1600万美元赔偿金。吉弗于去年自杀身亡。
吉弗的兄弟姐妹在周四向CBS新闻分享的声明中表示：”终于，今天，当得知无人凌驾于法律之上，即使是王室成员也不例外，我们破碎的心得到了慰藉。代表我们的妹妹弗吉尼亚·罗伯茨·吉弗，我们感谢英国泰晤士河谷警方的调查以及对安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎的逮捕。他从来不是王子。弗吉尼亚为所有幸存者做到了这一点。”
档案照片显示英国前安德鲁王子与弗吉尼亚·吉弗（中）和吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦在一起。Rex Features/Getty
蒙巴顿-温莎曾暗示，一张显示他与吉弗及爱泼斯坦密友吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦的未注明日期照片可能是伪造的，麦克斯韦在2023年初的狱中采访中也提出了同样的说法，但今年美国政府公布的文件中包含一封草稿邮件，似乎证明照片是真实的。
这封由”G·麦克斯韦”于2015年发给爱泼斯坦的邮件中写道：”2001年我在伦敦时，[姓名已删除]会见了包括安德鲁王子在内的我的一些朋友。照片是我想象中她想向朋友和家人展示的。”
吉弗曾声称，17岁时被麦克斯韦拐卖至佛罗里达州与安德鲁发生性关系。
爱泼斯坦档案中关于安德鲁的内容
虽然早期关于安德鲁行为的指控主要集中在前王子与爱泼斯坦相关的与年轻女性的交往上，但反君主制组织”共和国”本月早些时候呼吁就其担任英国贸易官员期间的行为展开正式调查。
1月30日美国司法部公布的数百万份文件中的电子邮件似乎显示，前王子将其作为英国贸易特使访问新加坡、香港和越南时的官方报告（包括投资机会细节）转发给了爱泼斯坦。
一封电子邮件显示，2010年11月30日安德鲁在亚洲之行后，在收到其当时特别顾问阿米特·帕特尔发送的官方访问报告后几分钟内，就将这些报告转发给了爱泼斯坦，且没有附带任何给爱泼斯坦的留言。
两人下个月的另一封电子邮件交流似乎显示，蒙巴顿-温莎分享了他描述为”机密简报”的文件，涉及阿富汗南部潜在投资机会（当时英国军队驻扎在那里）。
当时的安德鲁王子称，他向爱泼斯坦分享这些文件是为了征求”关于我可以向谁展示这些内容以吸引对简报中描述的机会感兴趣的意见、看法或想法”。
这些指控与最新一批爱泼斯坦档案中披露的类似内容呼应，显示英国驻美前大使彼得·曼德尔森曾向已故美国金融家分享机密政府信息。伦敦大都会警察局本月早些时候证实正在调查其行为。
斯塔默任命曼德尔森担任关键外交职务的决定给英国领导人带来巨大辞职压力，尽管在其幕僚长辞职后，斯塔默似乎可能保住职位，至少目前如此。
埃米特·莱昂斯和弗兰克·安德鲁斯对本报告有贡献。
Former Prince Andrew arrested over suspected misconduct in public office revealed in Epstein files
February 19, 2026 / 6:45 AM EST / CBS News
The former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested Thursday for suspected misconduct in public office after revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files. King Charles III’s younger brother was arrested on his 66th birthday, about two weeks after an anti-royal organization called for police to investigate documents indicating that Andrew shared confidential government information with the late American sex offender when the royal worked as a British trade envoy.
Shortly after 8 a.m. local time (3 a.m. Eastern), six unmarked police vehicles were seen arriving at Wood Farm, Andrew’s new residence on King Charles’ Sandringham estate in Norfolk, eastern England.
The Thames Valley Police force confirmed just over a week ago that it was assessing claims against Mountbatten-Windsor that emerged in the latest release of Epstein files by the U.S. Justice Department to determine whether a formal investigation was warranted.
In a statement on Thursday, the Thames Valley Police confirmed that, “as part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.” It said the man, who it did not name in line with police procedures, “remains in police custody at this time.”
A file photo shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew.
If he is eventually charged with misconduct in public office, the offense carries a maximum possible sentence of life in prison in Britain.
In an interview earlier Thursday with CBS News’ partner network BBC News, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “nobody is above law” when he was asked about Mountbatten-Windsor.
“I think that’s a matter for the police, they will conduct their own investigations, but one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law and nobody is above the law,” Starmer said.
Last week, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on behalf of the king that the royal family would cooperate if police came asking questions about Mountbatten-Windsor.
“The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct,” a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “While the specific claims in question are for Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor to address, if we are approached by Thames Valley Police we stand ready to support them as you would expect.”
CBS News has sought comment from Mountbatten-Windsor’s representatives repeatedly since the Epstein files first revealed his close ties with Epstein. He did not respond, but in the past had always denied any wrongdoing.
Virginia Giuffre’s family reacts to Andrew’s arrest
King Charles stripped his brother of his royal titles last year amid intense scrutiny over Andrew’s friendship with Epstein and accusations made by American Virginia Giuffre that she was trafficked to engage in sex with Mountbatten-Windsor when she was underage.
Mountbatten-Windsor denied those allegations, but reached a settlement with Giuffre in 2022, paying her around $16 million, according to British media reports. Giuffre died by suicide last year.
“At last, today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,” Giuffre’s siblings said in a statement shared with CBS News on Thursday. “On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the U.K.’s Thames Valley Police for their investigation, and the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”
Britain’s then-Prince Andrew is seen in a file photo with Virginia Giuffre (center) and Ghislaine Maxwell. Rex Features/Getty
Mountbatten-Windsor had previously suggested that an undated photo showing him with Giuffre and close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell could have been faked, and Maxwell made the same claim in a jailhouse interview in early 2023, but among the documents released by the U.S. government this year was a draft email that appears to show Maxwell confirming its authenticity.
In the message, sent by “G Maxwell” to Epstein in 2015, she wrote: “In 2001 I was in London when [name redacted] met a number of friends of mine including Prince Andrew. A photograph was taken as I imagine she wanted to show it to friends and family.”
Giuffre had claimed that she was forced to have sex with Andrew in Florida when she was 17 years old, after being trafficked to the encounter by Maxwell.
What is in the Epstein files about Andrew?
While earlier allegations about Andrew’s actions in the Epstein files largely centered around the former prince’s alleged encounters with young women in conjunction with Epstein, the anti-monarchy group Republic called earlier this month for a formal investigation over his actions as a British trade official.
Emails among the millions of documents released by the U.S. Justice Department on Jan. 30 appear to show the former prince passed on confidential reports on his visits as an official British trade envoy to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam, including details of investment opportunities.
One email thread shows that after he traveled to Asia, on Nov. 30, 2010, Mountbatten-Windsor forwarded official reports on his visits, sent to him by his then-special adviser Amit Patel, to Epstein, just minutes after he received them. There was no message from the then-prince to Epstein accompanying the forwarded message.
Another email exchange between the men the following month appears to show Mountbatten-Windsor sharing files he describes as “a confidential brief” on potential investment opportunities in southern Afghanistan, where British forces were based at the time.
Then-Prince Andrew said he was sharing the documents with Epstein to seek his “comments, views or ideas as to whom I could also usefully show this to attract some interest” in the opportunities described in the brief.
The allegations echoed similar revelations from the latest tranche of Epstein files that suggest former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson shared confidential government information with the late American financier. The London Metropolitan Police confirmed an investigation into his actions earlier this month.
The decision by Starmer to tap Mandelson for the key diplomatic post brought huge pressure on the U.K. leader to resign, though following the resignation of his chief of staff, Starmer appeared likely to hang onto his job, at least for the time being.
Emmet Lyons and Frank Andrews contributed to this report.