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Many of Saturday's papers are leading with the latest on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. "Andrew is facing axe from line of succession" is the Daily Mirror's lead story, reporting he could be "stripped of his position as the eighth in line to the throne". The UK government is drafting legislation to "seal his exit from the Royal Family", the paper writes, under the headline "Throne Out".
The Sun splashes "Andrew's out of line" for its headline. It adds that King Charles III "will not object to historic move" against his brother Andrew, quoting anonymous royal sources.
"Sir Keir Starmer and Buckingham Palace indicated their support" for removing Andrew from the line of succession is the lead story in the Times. It explains while the former prince "ceased to be a working member of the royal family in 2019", he remains eighth in line to the throne – an entitlement that can only be removed by an act of parliament.
The Daily Telegraph also writes Andrew's removal from the line of succession would be "historic", saying the measure "would be the most significant change to the line of succession since the abdication of Edward VIII".
"82% say ditch Andrew from line to throne" reads the Daily Express headline citing a poll that shows wide public support for "Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be cut from the line of succession".
"Met issues dramatic plea to ex-prince's protection officers" is the Daily Mail's top story, as detectives investigating Andrew urge his bodyguards "to 'consider carefully anything they say or heard' while working for him".
The Guardian also leads with Scotland Yard "expanding its inquiry" into Andrew "by approaching all his former protection officers and reviewing records of flights at London's airports to see if they were used for human trafficking".
"Royal Family fears new investigations and fallout" reads the i Weekend headline, and it reports: "Met Police are identifying and contacting Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former and serving protection officers".
The Daily Star says Andrew's "trip to the cop shop was pants". It reports: "There have been complaints of an undies shortage," under the headline: "You're undie arrest."
Meanwhile, the Financial Times Weekend says "Trump pledges fresh tariffs" after the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president had "exceeded his authority" in imposing tariffs on international trading partners. In response, Trump "vowed to impose a 10 per cent 'global tariff' by alternative means".
