Protesters from the group Everyone Hates Elon hung the post-arrest photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly a British prince, at the Louvre in Paris.
The framed photo shows Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the back of a car with eyes wide and hands steepled, as seen in an Instagram post from Everyone Hates Elon.
Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his princehood in October over his ties to late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The former British royal faced allegations from Virginia Giuffre, who said she was forced to have sex with him after being trafficked by Epstein. Epstein died in 2019 and Giuffre last April.
As part of the allegations, Giuffre said she saw Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor sweating heavily at a nightclub in 2001, according to the BBC.
Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor contended that he was incapable of sweating, telling the BBC in 2019 that “I didn’t sweat at the time because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War when I was shot at and I simply … it was almost impossible for me to sweat.
Everyone Hates Elon titled the photo in the Louvre “He’s Sweating Now,” in reference to the 2019 interview.
In a statement to GB News, the activist group said, “We thought we’d show the former Prince Andrew how the world will remember him by putting up this iconic arrest photo at the Louvre. Let’s hope this is just the start. Justice for all Epstein survivors.”
The photo and caption were removed by Louvre staff within 15 minutes of being displayed, according to GB News.
Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest was related to different allegations. He’s accused by British authorities of sending Epstein confidential information while serving as the country’s special envoy for international trade.
King Charles III, Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor’s brother, said in a statement regarding the arrest that “what now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. … They have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.”
