Police feared Andrew would attempt to block searches at his properties

The police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would demand the King’s permission was needed for the police to carry out searches at his homes Police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would block searches at his properties by claiming officers must obtain permission from the King, according to legal documents. It has been acknowledged by Thames Valley Police that the search warrants used to raid Andrew’s residence on the Sandringham Estate and his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge, in February were unlawful. Andrew had challenged the warrants, and now documents from the ensuing High Court proceedings revealed the force feared evidence could be lost if…