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‘The photo gods were on my side.’ How that astonishing image of Andrew was captured
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was held over 10 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid scrutiny linked to Jeffrey Epstein documents, police said.
- In Norfolk late on Thursday, Reuters photographer Phil Noble captured a rare image of Mountbatten-Windsor in the back of a car leaving a police station after shutters opened as two cars departed.
- Having served as a UK trade envoy starting in 2001, police declined to say what led to the arrest while noting his past role and scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein connections.
- Noble's team traveled roughly five hours to Norfolk on Thursday, visited multiple stations among roughly 20 Thames Valley Police sites, and after hours in the dark shot six frames with one extraordinary usable image.
- Mountbatten-Windsor was released 'under investigation' late Thursday, and on Friday, the photograph topped British national newspapers as Noble called it among his most newsworthy images.
- The case marks a historic first for the UK royal family, as Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday and spent over 10 hours in custody at Aylsham police station, repeatedly denying all allegations.
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How the photo of former prince Andrew leaving custody was captured
Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, the former prince Andrew stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England. The photo went viral when it was published late on Thursday.
The photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the back of the car after leaving the police station went around the world. The photographer explains how he prepared the photo.With fear-scattered eyes and deep sunk in the back seat of his car, the fallen Royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left the police station of Ayslham in Norfolk on Thursday night.On the morning of his 66th birthday, the police had taken him with them – he is said to have abused hi…
Through the windshield and into the backseat, the paparazzi's flash illuminates the face of former Prince Andrew. He is on his way away from the police station where he was questioned for 11 hours – on his 66th birthday.
"gods of photography were on my side" — Reuters Photojournalist Recounts Capturing the Viral Image of Former Prince Andrew
Ghazali Ibrahim A striking photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor formerly known as Prince Andrew leaving police custody went viral around the world this week, and Reuters has now explained how the image was captured. The image, taken on February 19, 2026, shows the 66-year-old former royal slumped in the back seat of a vehicle as it left Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England, following his release under investigation over allegations of …
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