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Police accept search warrants used for Andrew's homes were unlawful, High Court hears
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Thames Valley Police has acknowledged in the High Court that the search warrants used to raid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes at Sandringham and Royal Lodge earlier this year were unlawful. Lawyers for Andrew mounted a judicial review challenging the warrants, following his arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, which he denies.
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- Thames Valley Police admitted to the High Court that search warrants used for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes were unlawful.
- The force accepted that incorrect information had been provided to the Old Bailey regarding the warrants for Sandringham and Royal Lodge.
- Andrew was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and denies any wrongdoing.
- The arrest followed US Department of Justice documents suggesting he forwarded confidential information to a convicted sex offender while acting as a UK trade envoy in 2010.
- Police seized documents and electronic devices during the raids, but now admit the issuing judge could not have been certain of the necessary warrant conditions.