Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrant when they searched the properties of the former prince. A judge in London said that a “significant error” had been made in the granting of search warrants in an investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrant when they searched the properties of the former prince.S1

• A judge in London said that a “significant error” had been made in the granting of search warrants in an investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.S2

• The decision is a significant victory for Andrew, nine months after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct due to his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.S3S4

• Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19, on suspicion of misconduct in public office and police searched two of his homesS6

• Police accept unlawfulness of warrants obtained to search properties belonging to younger brother of King CharlesS7