Former British prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge at the High Court seeking to quash search warrants used by police before his arrest earlier this year.
The judiciary confirmed on Monday that a London court is expected to hold a private hearing on Thursday over his challenge against Thames Valley Police concerning searches of his former residences on royal estates.
Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations that he shared sensitive information with the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy.
He was released later the same day but remains under investigation. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing.
Police searched his home on the Sandringham royal estate in eastern England and his former Royal Lodge residence in Windsor, west of London.
The judiciary said his case involves an application for a judicial review seeking to overturn search warrants issued by a judge at the Central Criminal Court on February 18, 2026.
Thames Valley Police said its investigation into alleged misconduct remains ongoing and confirmed that legal proceedings are underway concerning the warrants.
The force declined to comment further, saying it would be inappropriate to do so while the court proceedings are ongoing.
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles last year following controversy over his links to Epstein, who died in a New York prison in August 2019.
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