UK Court Rules Search Warrants for Former Prince Andrew Were Unlawful
A London judge ruled that warrants used to search the homes of former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were unlawful, a decision accepted by police during his judicial review.
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First reported by ABC News, 3h 39m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 40% |
| 23 Oct, 10:39 UTC | 40% |
| 23 Oct, 01:18 UTC | 41% |
| 22 Oct, 16:05 UTC | 44% |
| 22 Oct, 03:16 UTC | 40% |
| 21 Oct, 08:03 UTC | 41% |
| 20 Oct, 05:47 UTC | 42% |
| 17 Oct, 18:36 UTC | 44% |
| 16 Oct, 17:15 UTC | 46% |
| 15 Oct, 22:49 UTC | 52% |
| 15 Oct, 21:20 UTC | 54% |
| 13 Oct, 21:17 UTC | 45% |
| 13 Oct, 15:50 UTC | 42% |
| 10 Oct, 22:45 UTC | 51% |
| 9 Oct, 19:37 UTC | 55% |
| 8 Oct, 20:47 UTC | 54% |
| 8 Oct, 19:17 UTC | 55% |
| 8 Oct, 17:09 UTC | 51% |
| 8 Oct, 06:18 UTC | 44% |
| 8 Oct, 04:08 UTC | 45% |
| 7 Oct, 16:42 UTC | 40% |
| 7 Oct, 12:33 UTC | 44% |
| 5 Oct, 01:48 UTC | 48% |
| 4 Oct, 01:35 UTC | 42% |
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The story so far
9 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 8 Oct 2026. ABC News published first, on 8 October at 09:58 UTC; The Guardian followed 3h 40m later. The most recent article, from All Content from Business Insider, appeared on 8 October at 19:12 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, South China Morning Post, All Content from Business Insider.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Prince Andrew — resolved “Yes” on 26 Oct 2026. The market resolves to "Yes" if Prince Andrew is named in any context within documents held by the federal government directly regarding Jeffrey Epstein that are released before January 1, 2027. The market resolves to "No" otherwise. Readers often mistakenly believe that only explicit mentions of crimes or legal charges count, but the rule includes any mention in any context.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Prince Andrew at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- ABC NewsUK judge to hear the opening salvo in ex-Prince Andrew’s bid to challenge searches at his residences44%
- The GuardianSearch warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules44%
- News FeedFormer prince Andrew wins legal challenge over search warrants44%
- The New York TimesWarrants to Search Former Prince Andrew’s Properties Were Unlawful, Court Finds44%
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesSearch warrants for former prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, UK court rules44%
- Bloomberg.comWarrants to Raid Former Prince Andrew Were Unlawful, Court Says44%
- South China Morning PostUK police accept ex-prince Andrew search warrants must be ‘legally quashed’44%
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraUK ex-prince Andrew search warrants quashed after police accept legal error44%
- All Content from Business InsiderA timeline of former Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, from the Virginia Giuffre lawsuit to his arrest in 202651%▲7 points since the previous source
- Market resolved: Yes
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- UK ex-prince Andrew search warrants quashed after police accept legal error Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Warrants to Raid Former Prince Andrew Were Unlawful, Court Says Bloomberg.com ·
- Warrants to Search Former Prince Andrew’s Properties Were Unlawful, Court Finds The New York Times ·
- Former prince Andrew wins legal challenge over search warrants News Feed ·
- Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules The Guardian ·
- UK judge to hear the opening salvo in ex-Prince Andrew’s bid to challenge searches at his residences ABC News ·
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- A timeline of former Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, from the Virginia Giuffre lawsuit to his arrest in 2026 All Content from Business Insider
- UK police accept ex-prince Andrew search warrants must be ‘legally quashed’ South China Morning Post
- Search warrants for former prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, UK court rules France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
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- Resolved Prince Andrew Yes 12d ago
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In this story
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- Thames Valley police
- Jeffrey Epstein
- King Charles II