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Andrew first senior British royal to be arrested since King Charles I in 1647

Vehicles arrive at Sandringham as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on his birthday
  • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested.
  • The last royal arrest occurred in 1647 when Charles I was detained during the English Civil War.
  • Princess Anne became the first royal to be convicted of a criminal offence in 2002, but she was not arrested.
  • She pleaded guilty to having a dog dangerously out of control and was fined £500.
  • Prince Philip was spoken to by police in 2019 after a car crash and driving without a seatbelt, but he was not arrested.
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