A royal crisis: Unpacking the arrest that rocked the British monarchy

The arrest of the king's brother in the past 24 hours is one of those shocking moments that won’t easily be forgotten, especially in the age of the meme. The last time a British royal was arrested was in 1647, when it was Charles I. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's arrest on his 66th birthday has made headlines worldwide, with an image of him wide-eyed and lying low in the back of a car capturing the moment.

A royal crisis: Unpacking the arrest that rocked the British monarchy
The arrest of the king's brother in the past 24 hours is one of those shocking moments that won’t easily be forgotten, especially in the age of the meme. The last time a British royal was arrested was in 1647, when it was Charles I. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's arrest on his 66th birthday has made headlines worldwide, with an image of him wide-eyed and lying low in the back of a car capturing the moment.