Thames Valley Police has accepted that search warrants used to search the homes of former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were unlawful, a court has heard. Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against the force after the searches earlier this year.
The case concerns searches carried out at his homes under warrants issued to Thames Valley Police. The force’s acceptance that the warrants were unlawful was disclosed during court proceedings.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s legal action follows the searches and challenges the police conduct connected with them. The supplied information does not detail the grounds for the searches, the specific legal argument being made or the remedy being sought.
The latest known position is that the case is before the courts, with Thames Valley Police’s acceptance regarding the warrants forming part of the proceedings. No further details about the outcome or any next hearing are available in the supplied material.
