Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Thursday arrest makes him the highest-profile figure to face criminal consequences for ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The big picture: Following the arrest, police cited the former Prince Andrew's emails with Epstein — made public in the latest Justice Department drop — but supporters of the late Virginia Giuffre see it as a long-coming victory for the woman who once sued Mountbatten-Windsor for sexual abuse.
