Stripped of finery, detained by police as an ordinary citizen: now Andrew – and Britain – enter a whole new era
- Posted on February 19, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Stripped of finery, detained by police as an ordinary citizen: now Andrew – and Britain – enter a whole new era
What happens next hardly matters: the mystique and awe surrounding the royals had been irretrievably shattered. The former prince’s arrest must change everything, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
