Police are still searching for former Prince Andrew

London- British police were seen searching Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former residence again on Friday, a day after the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew was arrested about revelations in the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Thames Valley Police confirmed searches were still ongoing on Friday at the royal family’s estate in Windsor, west London, as he remained under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday morning and held by police for almost 12 hours. He was later allowed to return to his new home on the private Sandringham Estate of his brother, King Charles III, in Norfolk, eastern England. Police said the 66-year-old man detained earlier that day was “released under investigation,” meaning he was free to leave without restrictions while the investigation continues.

Police also said searches at the Sandringham residence concluded Thursday. He only moved into that house at the beginning of February, after living for many decades at the Royal Lodge in Windsor. King Charles forced him to move as part of moves to distance his younger brother from the royal family as allegations mounted with the release of new Epstein files.

An image captured by a Reuters news agency photographer showed Mountbatten-Windsor in the back seat of a vehicle as he was being driven home on Thursday night, with a shocked expression on his face.

He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct while holding public office, not for any crimes related to his numerous documented encounters with young women linked to Epstein. Among the trove of documents released by the US government are emails indicating that the royal shared confidential UK government information with Epstein about his trips to Southeast Asia and about potential investment opportunities in Afghanistan in 2010-2011.

Andrew was an official trade representative for the British government at the time.

“There is a suggestion from those emails and those documents that he sent highly confidential, highly classified and very sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein and other contacts,” Roya Nikkhah, royal editor of the Sunday Times newspaper, told News themezone on Thursday, noting that Andrew is the first senior member of the royal family to be arrested in about 400 years.

Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing related to her long friendship with Epstein.

King Charles said in a statement Thursday after his brother’s arrest that “the law must take its course.”

The royals continued their schedule of public events on Thursday. King Charles attended London Fashion Week on Thursday, while his wife, Queen Camilla, attended a concert in Westminster. Meanwhile, Charles and Andrew’s sister, Princess Anne, visited a prison in the northern English city of Leeds for a pre-scheduled tour.

If Mountbatten-Windsor is convicted of misconduct in public office, he could face life in prison.

He is free to move around while under investigation, but police can re-arrest him for further questioning at any time.