Highland Council Removes Mountbatten-Windsor Plaque

0:00UK stories making news on February 27th brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable, online privacy. Links in the episode description, Highland Council has taken down a plaque at Inverness Townhouse that honored Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's visit back in September 2018. He unveiled it after a four million-pound renovation to the historic building. Several officials removed it from near the entrance on Wednesday and put it into storage. This move comes amid fallout from Mountbatten Windsor's arrest earlier this month on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The case ties back to claims he shared confidential info with Jeffrey Epstein. He has strongly denied any wrongdoing and was released under investigation after questioning at a Norfolk station. Meanwhile, other local councils are eyeing similar plaques from his past visits. Dumfries and Galloway knows of one at a primary school he opened in 2009 but says it's too soon to act while matters are ongoing.

1:01They plan to watch National Guidance. Clack Man and Shire Council has plaques too, including one from a 2002 visit to a leisure center and a paving stone nearby. Their leader wants to discuss removal at an upcoming meeting. As these reviews continue across Scotland, the situation highlights shifting views on royal commemorations amid the legal probe.