[markx2]

Official statements have been released that clearly state the King was not informed prior to the arrest.

[rich_sasha]

I can't for one minute imagine no one asked "if one were to suspect a member of royal family of [...] and arrested them, what would the King say?"

[foldr]

The answer is obvious. The King would have no choice but to say what he has in fact said (i.e. that the ordinary process of the law must be followed).

[gib444]

And there's one thing we've learnt recently is that royals do not lie