Buckingham Palace has said that funding provided to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be used to pay for his legal action against the police, according to The Guardian. The statement, reported on Tuesday, follows news that Andrew is taking the police to court over his arrest in connection with the Epstein files, a case first reported by The Telegraph.
The Independent and ITVX report that Andrew accuses officers of taking personal items while searching his home. The BBC reported that the King's funding for Andrew is not to be used for legal action against the police.
The dispute centres on searches carried out as part of the wider investigation linked to the Epstein files, the material that has drawn sustained public and media attention to Andrew's past associations. The court action puts the police's handling of items seized from his home directly before a court, while the Palace has moved to draw a line between the money it provides and the cost of that challenge.
The reporting does not set out the specific items Andrew claims were taken, nor the legal grounds of his case. No hearing date has been reported.
What to watch next: whether the police respond publicly to the accusation, and how the court handles Andrew's claim over the seized items.
