Police used unlawful warrants in former Prince Andrew property seizure, U.K. judge says

Police who searched the properties of the former Prince Andrew and seized his property in the investigation into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have agreed the search warrants were unlawful, a London judge said Thursday. Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrant when they searched the properties of the former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. 6:14 The former Prince Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office and police searched two of his homes. His lawyers asked the High Court judge to invalidate the warrants under which those searches were conducted. Story continues below advertisement Hilliard said the parties had agreed to invalidate the warrants before the hearing Thursday. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. Mountbatten-Windsor was not in court for the hearing.Stephens, of the Howard Kennedy firm in London, described the hearing as a preliminary skirmish in the broader legal battle.“It’s the fi...