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Andrew Told Not to Use King's Money for Legal Action
The palace said the annual stipend is private support, not legal funding, as a judge weighs a bid to quash search warrants.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is launching a High Court legal challenge against Thames Valley Police to quash search warrants executed during his February arrest for alleged misconduct in public office.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that private funds provided by King Charles to Mountbatten-Windsor should not finance his legal action, emphasizing the Palace holds no role in the former prince's legal strategy.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday earlier this year following allegations he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the United Kingdom's trade envoy; he has consistently denied wrongdoing.
A private High Court hearing will take place Thursday before Mr. Justice Hilliard to consider the validity of the search warrants, with the judge initially hearing a police request to restrict document access.
When the former prince was arrested, the King stated the "law must take its course." As a non-working royal, Mountbatten-Windsor remains responsible for his own defense while residing on the King's Sandringham estate.