A. Royden D'souza

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.

Oil prices surge past $100, spiking toward $126 at the peak. By every textbook definition, this is the kind of geopolitical chaos that should send investors sprinting toward gold. Instead, gold has dropped roughly 17% since the war began. Silver plunged more than 13% in a single stretch.