On Friday, the Conservative MP and former deputy speaker of the Commons Nigel Evans, who was cleared of sex offences by a jury after a trial this year, told ITV's Good Morning Britain that "questions have got to be answered" over Richard's claims the press had been notified about the search.
"It appears the press knew what was happening before he did and the world's media were camped outside his doorstep. A press helicopter was up before the police even arrived – he is quite right to be angry about that. Questions have got to be answered.
"I believe in the vast majority of cases [suspects] should have anonymity. We have to recognise the impact this has on people. People have 0% of the facts and 100% of the opinions. It's quite wrong for people to pre-judge."
Detectives from South Yorkshire were on Friday believed to be processing items seized from the luxury flat during the five-hour search.
Richard is believed to be in Portugal and police said they wanted to speak to the owner of the property they searched, but would not say whether as a suspect or a witness or in another capacity.