King's funding for Andrew not to be used for legal action against police

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, King Charles provides a private allowance for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Royal correspondent Published 12 minutes ago Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been told that the allowance given to him by King Charles should not be used to fund his legal action against Thames Valley Police.

The King uses his own private money to support his brother and to accommodate him on his estate in Sandringham.

But a royal source said that this funding should not be used for a legal challenge being launched by Mountbatten-Windsor against the search warrants issued ahead of his arrest in February.

The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the wake of information that emerged from the Epstein files in the United States. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing linked to his association with Epstein.