A. Royden D'souza

The victim of the Du Pont incest was a child whose name would never appear in public records. The defendant was a man whose name carried the weight of American aristocracy: Richards was the great-grandson of Irénée du Pont, a patriarch of the legendary Du Pont chemical fortune.

On February 19, 2026—his 66th birthday—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and the man who had been His Royal Highness the Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was arrested by Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public office.