Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor live updates: Former Prince looks dishevelled after release from UK lock-up

Former prince Andrew’s face as he’s slumped in the back of a vehicle has been splashed across front pages across the globe after his arrest.

The notoriously combative British tabloids have not disappointed with their razor sharp takes on the extraordinary events of the past 24 hours.

A breakfast TV host in the UK has come under fire after comments she made regarding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to viewers live on air.

Popular ITV journalist Alison Hammond has found herself at the centre of a social media storm after making an off-the-cut remark about the former prince’s arrest.

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Hours after his brother was arrested and grilled by detectives over allegations of public misconduct, King Charles and Queen Camilla continued their public duties.

For Charles, that meant smiling and chatting with the public as he attended London Fashion Week and for Camilla, meeting Dame Anna Wintour, Vogue magazine doyenne.

Earlier, the King had issued a statement saying he was “deeply concerned” by the arrest of his younger brother.

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Health Minister Mark Butler has commented on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest and “fall from grace”.

“As the king said, the law must follow its course. There’s not much we can appropriately say about the potential for charges,” he told 7NEWS.

“But ... what a fall from grace. A man we knew for decades as Prince Andrew ... is just now a man in his 60s from Norfolk.

“I think all of our thoughts as human beings ... go to the girls and the women who were caught up in this hideous network of powerful men that Jeffrey Epstein pulled together.

“And we’re starting to see some accountability for those awful years.”

Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume said Andrew faced a “very serious allegation” and the full course of thelaw should be allowed to take its place.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been photographed returning to Sandringham, hours after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

He was released from the Aylsham police investigation centre about 7pm local time after being grilled for hours by police.

Appearing tired and shell-shocked, the former prince can be seen in the back of a vehicle.

The whereabouts of Sarah Ferguson remains unclear following the former Duke of York’s arrest.

Ferguson, who separated from the now former prince Andrew in 1992 and formally divorced him in 1996, has not appeared publicly since news broke of his detention.

Until earlier this month, the pair — once described by Ferguson as the “happiest divorced couple in the world” — had continued living together at the 31-room Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate, having moved back in together in 2008.

There are reports Ferguson is now “lying low” in the UAE, where she is believed to have been at the time of Andrew’s arrest.

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The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre who took her own life in Western Australia after making allegations against convicted sex-trafficker and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, have issued a statement after the former prince’s arrest.

“At last,” the statement begins.

“Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.

“On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the UK’s Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

“He was never a prince.

“For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

US President Donald Trump has responded to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, calling the situation ‘a very sad thing’ and shifting focus to King Charles.

Speaking about the former prince, Mr Trump said, “I think it’s a very sad thing”.

Mr Trump continued, “To see what’s going on with his brother, who’s to our country a very fantastic man, the King. So I think it’s very sad.”

The President continued to centre his comments on King Charles, describing him as “a fantastic man”, rather than addressing the circumstances of the arrest directly.

A statement has been issued after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was released from custody in the UK.

Thames Valley Police arrested the former prince on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but have now allowed him to leave the lock-up.

“Thames Valley Police is able to provide an update in relation to an investigation into the offence of misconduct in public office,” the statement said.

“On Thursday we arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

“The arrested man has now been released under investigation.

“We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded.”

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been spotted leaving a UK police station after his arrest.

Slumped in the back seat of a car the former Prince was driven away from the after police took him into custody over his relationship and whether he passed on sensitive information to the convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.