The former Duke of York has instructed a top legal team following investigations linked to Epstein files, after a wild arrest on the ex-Prince’s birthday earlier this week
The former Duke of York, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has enlisted his trusted legal team following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in a public office on Thursday. Blackfords’ Gary Bloxsome and Jennifer Richardson, along with Matrix Chambers’ Clare Montgomery KC, have been retained by Andrew regarding his legal difficulties.
When the late Virginia Giuffre launched a civil action in New York against the former Prince for alleged sexual assault, Bloxsome spearheaded the UK defence, working alongside US-based solicitor Andrew Brettler.
The Giuffre matter concluded with an out of court settlement.
Montgomery KC is an esteemed Silk who focuses on criminal, regulatory and fraud law. Among her previous clients was F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, after she represented him during his 2023 prosecution for tax fraud, as reported by City AM.
When reports emerged that Andrew had been arrested on his 66th birthday, Thames Valley Police confirmed that they had detained a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and that they were conducting searches at properties in Berkshire and Norfolk.
When Andrew was taken into custody yesterday, his brother King Charles stated: “Law must take its course.”
The former Prince has rejected any wrongdoing. “No further comment will be made in respect of any matter relating to Mr Mountbatten-Windsor,” states his legal firm.
Mountbatten-Windsor was released from custody on Thursday evening, but he remains under investigation. His arrest also followed Sir Keir Starmer’s earlier assertion that “nobody was above the law”.
Scrutiny on the former senior Royal has intensified since the latest release of the Epstein files by the US Department of Justice.
This comes amid reports that a criminal investigation was launched into former US Ambassador Peter Mandelson after his name was splashed across the latest bombshell drop of the Epstein files.
It has been reported that his long-standing law firm of choice, Mishcon de Reya, is advising on the fallout from the secrecy he has faced since the latest Epstein files were released.
It is understood that the firm’s head of white-collar crime and investigations, Johanna Walsh, is on standby for the former UK Ambassador to the US.
For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.