British police arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct

Police were spotted astatine the residence successful Sandringham connected Thursday morning.

LONDON -- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor -- formerly known arsenic Prince Andrew and the younger member of King Charles III -- was arrested connected Thursday connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist office.

In a statement, Thames Valley Police said they had "arrested a antheral successful his sixties from Norfolk connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist bureau and are carrying retired searches astatine addresses successful Berkshire and Norfolk."

"The man remains in constabulary custody at this time. We volition not beryllium naming the arrested man, arsenic per nationalist guidance," the connection said.

Photos from Wood Farm connected the Sandringham property successful eastbound England showed what appeared to beryllium constabulary officers arriving successful respective unmarked vehicles. Thursday marks Andrew's 66th birthday.

In a connection issued connected Thursday, Charles said, "I person learned with the deepest interest the quality astir Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist office."

"What present follows is the full, just and due process by which this contented is investigated successful the due mode and by the due authorities. In this, arsenic I person said before, they person our afloat and wholehearted enactment and co-operation," Charles added.

"Let maine authorities clearly: the instrumentality indispensable instrumentality its course. As this process continues, it would not beryllium close for maine to remark further connected this matter. Meanwhile, my household and I volition proceed successful our work and work to you all."

Andrew's apprehension connected Thursday follows the emergence of documents detailing connection betwixt Andrew and the precocious convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Several emails released by the U.S. Justice Department showed Epstein's correspondence with a Andrew's adjutant David Stern and suggest the royal whitethorn person planned to usage his relation arsenic a peculiar U.K. typical for commercialized and concern to further his ain concern interests.

The emails successful question day backmost to 2010. Andrew served arsenic a British commercialized envoy from 2001 until 2011, erstwhile Buckingham Palace announced that helium would springiness up the relation pursuing disapproval implicit his relationship with arguable figures, including Epstein.

Andrew has antecedently denied wrongdoing with respect to Epstein.

Thames Valley Police told ABC News last week that they were assessing reports of Andrew's alleged misconduct successful bureau arsenic commercialized envoy.

"We tin corroborate receipt of this study and are assessing the accusation successful enactment with our established procedures," a Thames Valley Police spokesperson said successful a connection connected Feb. 9.

This is simply a processing story. Please cheque backmost for updates.

ABC News' Zoe Magee, Angeline Jane Bernabe, James Hill and Melanie Schmitz contributed to this report.