Stephen Colbert easily mocks Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest photo

"It's a classic pose known as the 'Nosferatu.'"
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday in relation to misconduct in a public office, following the latest batch of Epstein files that further detailed his relationship with the convicted sex offender. And the moment was sealed with a paparazzi photo to end all paparazzi photos.

Captured as the former British prince left police custody, the photo has been described by BBC royal correspondent Sean Coughlan quite perfectly: "The shell-shocked, disbelieving, haunted face of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will become part of how his arrest will be remembered."

Stephen Colbert marked the news on The Late Show during his monologue.

"Yes! Finally, someone, anyone! Let's hear it for British justice which is better than American justice because it comes with frilly wigs," he said, then turning to present the photo of Mountbatten-Windsor leaving custody.

"It's a classic pose known as the 'Nosferatu.'"

A photo portrait of a journalist with blonde hair and a band t-shirt.
Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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