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Former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a High Court challenge seeking to overturn police search warrants obtained before his arrest over alleged misconduct linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain's disgraced former prince, has asked the High Court to "quash search warrants" obtained by police before his arrest earlier this year, the U.K. judiciary confirmed Monday.
The 66-year-old is challenging Thames Valley Police over warrants connected to searches of his former and current homes on royal estates.
The High Court in London is due to hold a private hearing on Thursday as Mountbatten-Windsor seeks to have the warrants overturned.
To "quash" a warrant means asking a court to cancel or invalidate the legal authorization that allowed police to carry out a search.
The judiciary confirmed the legal challenge but provided no further details about the arguments that will be put forward during the hearing.
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Thames Valley Police arrested Mountbatten-Windsor on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct over his links to late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Police had obtained warrants to search his former and current residences on royal estates ahead of the arrest.
Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all wrongdoing.
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