Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Challenges Search Warrants

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has received permission to seek a judicial review of search warrants used by Thames Valley Police to search properties connected to him, according to a report cited by multiple accounts. The challenge concerns searches at his home on the Sandringham Estate and his former residence at Royal Lodge in Windsor. The reported permission was granted by a High Court judge. The judicial review is intended to examine whether the warrants and the decisions leading to the searches were lawful. The precise grounds Mountbatten-Windsor is advancing have not been made public, and the reports do not establish that police acted unlawfully. The application does not determine whether the separate allegations against him are true. A private High Court hearing is expected to consider whether some documents relating to the review can be released. Reports place the hearing around this week, but do not establish an exact date. It is also unclear whether any documents will be made public. The challenge follows Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.