Can a member of the Royal Family go to jail?
ROYALS in the UK are supposed to be the picture of good behaviour, but what would happen if The Queen were to commit a crime?
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is immune from all civil and criminal proceedings and can’t go to jail, but could another member of the Royal Family go to prison?
Can The Queen go to prison?
On the Royal Household website, it says: “In the earliest times the Sovereign was a key figure in the enforcement of law and the establishment of legal systems in different areas of the UK.
“As such the Sovereign became known as the 'Fount of Justice'.
“While no longer administering justice in a practical way, the Sovereign today still retains an important symbolic role as the figure in whose name justice is carried out, and law and order is maintained.”
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The Queen being the head of the criminal justice system means she would have to "prosecute herself" if she committed a crime.
Can a Royal Family member go to jail?
While the Queen has Sovereign Immunity, the likes of Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Charles still need to watch their actions.
All eyes have been on Prince Andrew over his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Duke has been urged to put himself forward to be quizzed by US investigators who are looking into allegations against Epstein.
Although there is no suggestion that he has committed anything criminal.
It is understood Andrew is not eligible for sovereign immunity as only the Queen is entitled to that category of protection.
Bob Morris, a constitutional law professor at UCL, told The Sun Online: "[Sovereign immunity] is a concept devised to protect the position of heads of state, but heads of state only, not the members of their family in their function as head of state. And you can't have more than one head of the state.
"So it doesn't apply to the members of people's families, there is no logic in doing so.
"Andrew is in the same position as any other UK citizen.
"He has no particular personal immunity, although he will be better advised than many private members in this country of course... he has access to very good legal advice and I'm sure he will now be in mind to take account of it."
Have any royals gone to prison?
A handful of royals have been hit by legal worries, though no member of the Royal Family has been convicted and sent to prison.
Princess Anne - Dangerous Dogs Act
In 2002, Princess Anne became the first member of the Royal Family to be convicted of a criminal offence.
She pleaded guilty to a charge under the dangerous dogs' act after her three-year-old English bull terrier called Dotty bit two children as they walked in Windsor Great Park.
She was fined £500 and ordered to pay £250 in compensation and £148 in cost.
Prince Philip - Dangerous Driving
in 2019, Prince Philip was relieved as CPS dropped a car crash probe after the late Duke handed in his driving licence.
The Duke, 97 at the time of the accident, was let off after handing in his driving licence to police, after the crash on the royal estate in Norfolk which left one woman hospitalised.
Prince Andrew - Civil Sexual Abuse Allegations
Meanwhile, Prince Andrew's lawyers have been locked in emergency talks amid fears his pal Ghislaine Maxwell could "name names" following her guilty verdict in relation to Jeffery Epstein's sex-trafficking case.
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Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Guiffre has launched a civil case against the Duke of York - who she alleges had sex with her when she was a teenage sex slave.
Andrew strongly denies the claims and all allegations of misconduct made against him.