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A Royal Arrest and Global Fallout Over Epstein

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Warning: This episode mentions suicide.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested by the British police on Thursday amid widening scrutiny over his ties to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The New York Times journalists Michael D. Shear and Nicholas Confessore explain why Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested and why, to many people, consequences still feel elusive. 

Guest:

  • Michael D. Shear, a senior U.K. correspondent for The New York Times, covering British politics and culture and diplomacy around the world.
  • Nicholas Confessore, a New York-based political and investigative reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.

    • Background reading: 

    • The British police arrested former Prince Andrew.
    • The arrest casts a shadow over the royal family.

      • Photo: Stephen Pond/Getty Images

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