The former Prince Andrew's arrest is extraordinary in modern times, but the Royal Family has a long and dramatic history of brushes with the law. His brother the King was questioned by former Metropolitan Police chief John Stevens in 2005 over allegations that he had plotted to kill Princess Diana. No evidence was found to support the scenario suggested in Diana's note and it was taken no further. And his sister, Princess Anne, was convicted of an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act in 2002 after her English bull terrier, Dotty, bit two children walking in Windsor Great Park. Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, was arrested in 1536 for treason, incest and adultery, and beheaded at the Tower of London.

Source: Daily Mail February 20, 2026 09:29 UTC