Could a member of the English royal family be heading for jail for the first time since Charles I was imprisoned in 1647, prior to his execution?

The English monarch is above the law because he/she is considered “the fount of justice” (although the estimated 100 million Indians who died prematurely under the British Empire between 1881 and 1920 might have disagreed).

As in Iran, he/she is also head of the state’s official religion. 

However, other members of the royal family do not enjoy that same privilege.

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If the police are investigating Peter Mandelson over claims of leaking confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein, they are presumably honour-bound (although the English police have not always displayed an abundance of honour) to investigate Andrew for the same alleged offence. 

It has been suggested he shared confidential information with Epstein about investment opportunities in gold and uranium in Afghanistan, following his official work as trade envoy to Asia in 2010 and 2011.

Trade envoys have a duty of confidentiality and they are also bound by the Official Secrets Act. Andrew has........

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