How the British press reacted to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest

Source: Radio New Zealand

British media are preparing their Friday morning newspapers in the wake of ex-prince Andrew’s arrest.

It will be no surprise that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, pictured soon after leaving a UK police station and looking stunned in the back of a car, is dominating front pages.

Meanwhile, reporters gathered en masse outside Buckingham Palace in London.

Andrew was arrested on Thursday – his 66th birthday – over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The younger brother of King Charles, Andrew was stripped of his titles and honours last October because of his connections to Epstein.

He has always denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and said he regrets their friendship.

On The Sun’s front page, Andrew’s face his plastered under the headline ‘Now he’s sweating’ – a reference to the former prince’s claim he doesn’t sweat.

The outlet also featured the blurb: ‘Royals in crisis, Andrew arrested’.

The Daily Express is running the same image, with a smaller image of King Charles with the headline ‘The law must take its course’ – a quote from the king.

The Daily Mail has ‘Downfall’ in large block letters with the same image of Andrew in the car.

“Looking haggard, shamed and haunted, Andrew is released from police custody 11 hours after his arrest plunged the modern monarchy into its gravest peril”, a blurb next to the picture reads.

The Times’ headline reads ‘The arrest of Andrew’, and The Guardian’s reads ‘King says ‘law must take its course’ after Andrew arrested’.

Metro’s front page features a different image of Andrew and a smaller one of the king. The headline reads ‘King: Law must take its course’.

Finally, the Financial Times has no image of the ex-prince, and just the beginning of a stort about the arrest under a larger story about US President Donald Trump.

The headline for the story about Andrew’s arrest reads: ‘Police arrest former prince Andrew in misconduct probe over Epstein links’.

The rest of the front pages are posted below.

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