EXCLUSIVE: Andrew's doomed birthday minute-by-minute - arrest, Fergie vanished and Charles' roleAndrew Mountbatten Windsor, who turns 66 today, is spending his birthday in police custody. Here, the Mirror takes a look at the latest development's in Andrew's birthday from hell - minute by minute...Police swoop inIt was unlikely that Andrew had any grand plans for his first birthday in exile, but it's said that he had "no forewarning" of his arrest. Meanwhile, author Andrew Lownie - who penned a bombshell biography of Andrew and Sarah, tells the Mirror he "welcomes" the news of Andrew's arrest. Jennie Bond told the Mirror: "In the past, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson threw lavish parties at Royal Lodge for his birthday. The Epstein files see Fergie repeatedly ask Epstein for money over the years, but Andrew's finances are "murky".

Source: Daily Mirror February 19, 2026 14:40 UTC