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It has asked the Crown Prosecution Service for “investigative advice”.

Mr Høiby's residence at Skaugum, close to where the crown prince and his wife live, has also been searched by police.

Monaco remains the jewel in the crown of Formula 1, and as such it is a desirable event to have on the calendar.

In 2018 the Crown Prosecution Service agreed there was a case for him to answer and arrangements were begun to bring him back to the UK from South Africa for questioning but in August he died.

The Crown Office are currently considering whether there is enough evidence to prosecute Mr Murrell, and whether a prosecution would be in the public interest.