William 'not calm, but carrying on' after Andrew arrest and a Bafta for Buckley

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News image — The fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest continues to dominate Monday's papers. The Daily Mail leads with the Prince of Wales' comments as he attended the Bafta awards on Sunday, where he was asked whether he had seen the film Hamnet: "I need to be in quite a calm state and I am not at the moment - I will save it." The paper says Prince William's appearance at the ceremony with Catherine, the Princess of Wales "signalled a determination to put the Royal Family's difficulties to one side".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "William says he's 'not in calm state' amid Andrew arrest drama." — The fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest continues to dominate Monday's papers. The Daily Mail leads with the Prince of Wales' comments as he attended the Bafta awards on Sunday, where he was asked whether he had seen the film Hamnet: "I need to be in quite a calm state and I am not at the moment - I will save it." The paper says Prince William's appearance at the ceremony with Catherine, the Princess of Wales "signalled a determination to put the Royal Family's difficulties to one side".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: "William: I need to calm down." — "William: I need to calm down" the Daily Mirror echoes as it fills its front page with Prince William and Catherine arriving at the Baftas. The event marks the Royal couple's first public appearance since Andrew's arrest. The paper adds that Prince William is understood to be "making plans to restore public trust in the monarchy" amid the scandal.

The headline on the front page of the Sun reads: "Wills: I'm not in a calm state." — The Sun follows with the same picture of Prince William and Catherine with the caption: "Not calm, but he's carrying on."

The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "A right royal cover up." — The Daily Star says the Royal Family is facing a "crisis" as the investigation continues and police try to gain access to files kept at Buckingham Palace.

The headline on the front page of the Metro reads: "Access all areas." — The King has reportedly told his staff to give police access to his own files as they investigate Andrew's ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Metro. "Access all areas" is the headline. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Epstein's secret files hidden across US." — Staying with Jeffrey Epstein, the Daily Telegraph reports that the late sex offender hid computers and photographs from US authorities in secret storage lockers across America. The paper cites documents that show Epstein paid private detectives to remove equipment from his Florida home in an "apparent attempt to prevent investigators from finding it".

The headline on the front page of the Times reads: "Evidence of Epstein's UK flights destroyed." — According to the Times, the Metropolitan Police started re-examining trafficking allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, but investigators have been told that some of the evidence has been destroyed.

The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: "Ministers reveal £4bn package to support pupils with special needs." — Moving to news closer to home, the Guardian says ministers will reveal a "generational" overhaul of special educational needs support on Monday, pledging a £4bn package. Elsewhere, the top picture spot is taken by Bafta best actress winner Jesse Buckley, who called the award "an incredible honour".

The headline on the front page of the Independent reads: "Revealed: the new way stalkers are tailing victims." — Jesse Buckley's "triumph" at the Baftas also leads the Independent's front page. Alongside, the paper reveals Apple AirTags and small tracking devices are being "weaponised" by stalkers, forcing some victims to flee their homes and change jobs.

The headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: "No 10 fast-tracked security vetting for Mandelson despite known links to Epstein." — The i Paper shifts its focus to Peter Mandelson, reporting that the government "fast-tracked" security vetting for the former ambassador to the US despite knowing about his links to Epstein. However, the government says it was normal to prioritise vetting and any suggestion that part of the process was missed is "false".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "PM 'agreed system that let child sex suspects off with warning'." — The Daily Express says it has seen documents from Sir Keir Starmer's time as top prosecutor that show he oversaw the use of "paedophile Asbos" that let suspects off with warnings.

The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: "Tehran in secret deal with Kremlin for €500m of advanced missile kit." — Finally, the Financial Times reports that Iran agreed to a secret €500m arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced missiles in an attempt to rebuild is air defences in its war with Israel last year.

The Daily Telegraph says it has seen documents that show Jeffrey Epstein rented six storage units across the US as part of what the paper calls "an apparent attempt" to hide computers and other documents from investigators. It says the units were never raided "raising the possibility that they may contain unseen evidence" relating to the sex offender and his associates, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The front pages of the Sun and the Daily Mirror feature images of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Bafta film awards, making their first public appearance since Andrew's arrest. Both papers highlight a comment by Prince William after he revealed he was not feeling "calm" at the moment.

The Daily Mail says MPs will push for greater scrutiny of the Royal Family when they return to Westminster today with some demanding answers over how Andrew was able to represent the UK as a trade envoy for a decade "with seemingly minimal oversight". The former prince has previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Times reports that the Metropolitan Police began re-examining allegations that victims of Epstein were trafficked into the UK via RAF bases and commercial airports three months ago, but detectives have been told that some of the evidence has been destroyed. It says some of the flights date back two decades but the RAF retains passenger manifests for only three months while commercial airlines generally keep them for six to seven years.

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Times that his late brother's learning difficulties are the inspiration behind the government's reform of special educational needs. Writing in the paper, the prime minister says Nick Starmer struggled to be "seen" in the classroom, and was written off by the system.

The front page of the Guardian includes a photo of the British actor, Robert Aramayo, holding the two Baftas he won last night. The paper's film critic, Peter Bradshaw, says his triumph over Hollywood A-listers in the best actor category was the "biggest upset" of the ceremony and "the thoroughly well-deserved feel-good moment of the night".

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William 'not calm, but carrying on' after Andrew arrest and a Bafta for Buckley

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