Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was not immediately removed from the line of succession after his arrest. Andrew is eighth in line for the British throne, of which his brother King Charles III currently reigns. The former Duke of York was stripped of all royal titles and honorifics in October 2025 months before he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. "I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office," Charles said in a February 2026 statement issued by Buckingham Palace.