Buckingham Palace is not commenting, with GB News understanding the ongoing police investigation to be the reason.
Earlier this month, Thames Valley Police acknowledged that the search warrants used to raid Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s residence on the Sandringham Estate and his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge, in February were unlawful.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor had challenged the warrants, and now documents from the ensuing High Court proceedings revealed the force feared evidence could be lost if they had to seek permission from Buckingham Palace first to search the premises.
Mr Justice Hilliard said on October 8 that while the King’s younger brother and Thames Valley Police have reached an “agreement” that the warrants were unlawful, police have since launched a bid to retain evidence gathered during the searches in February.
He said Mr Mountbatten-Windsor opposes the bid to retain the evidence, with a hearing in the case to be held in private in 2027. The former Prince will therefore remain in limbo for several more months.