When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsorwas taken into police custody on his 66th birthday last week, it was the first time in nearly 400 years a British royal had been arrested.

So what will the former Prince Andrew’s fate be?

Today, Europe correspondent David Crowe on what it means for the monarchy that Mountbatten-Windsorwas finally arrested, and why he has not been charged.

When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was taken into police custody on his 66th birthday last week, it was the first time in nearly 400 years a British royal had been arrested. So what will the former Prince Andrew&rsquo;s fate be? Today, Europe correspondent David Crowe on what it means for the monarchy that Mountbatten-Windsor was finally arrested, and why he has not been charged.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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What it will take for police to charge Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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