Oliver Conway

The King has issued a statement saying he learnt about the news with the deepest concern, adding that the law would now take its course and the royal family would give its full and wholehearted support and cooperation.

I asked our royal correspondent, Johnny Diamond, just what this means for the royal family and King Charles himself.

Talking of the House of Windsor, it's hard to believe this would have happened in the time of Queen Elizabeth II.

Does this raise questions about how she dealt with the scandal?

Now, we were trying to work out when was the last time that a senior royal was arrested.

It seems to have been King Charles I during the English Civil War.

What does this moment mean for the British public?

Our royal correspondent, Johnny Diamond.

One of the key figures in bringing the Epstein scandal to light was the US-born Virginia Roberts Dufresne.

She took her own life last year, but after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, her family issued a statement.

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

We extend our gratitude to the UK's Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

I asked our correspondent in Washington, Bernd de Boosman, how news of the arrest had gone down there.

And we've seen prominent individuals stepping away from public life or resigning from their position as a result of those files.

But what we haven't seen is anyone be held legally accountable or prosecuted in any way as a result of their connection to Epstein.

And I think what we'll see is that Andrew's arrest will really renew public calls for accountability, particularly given kind of the enormous public interest, both in the Epstein case and in the royal family.

But might this change the way the American public see the British royal family?

They always previously seemed to quite like them.

I think in large part Americans are still very enamored with the royal family.

And I think Andrew's reputation in the U.S.