The photograph, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble, went viral when ‌it was published late on Thursday. When news that Mountbatten-Windsor had been arrested broke early on Thursday, Manchester-based Noble began the six-hour drive south to Norfolk. [ Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released after almost 12 hours of questioningOpens in new window ]Not much was going on, Noble said. Six or seven hours went by. “It was a proper old school news day, a guy being ‌arrested, who can we call, tracking ⁠him down,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times February 21, 2026 07:27 UTC