Prince Andrew will give evidence via video link in court when the man accused of threatening him near his Norfolk home goes on trial later this year. The former Duke of York, who was stripped of his royal titles in November 2025, has been granted permission to testify remotely to avoid disruption at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Court case: charges and pleas
Alex Jenkinson, 39, faces two charges of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence. The first charge relates to an alleged incident on 6 May near Andrew’s Marsh Farm property on the Sandringham Estate in Wolferton, shortly after 7.30pm, while the royal was walking his dogs. The second charge involves the same alleged behaviour towards a second man, Stephen Terry, on the same date.
Jenkinson also faces a separate charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards Stephen Terry in King’s Lynn on 5 May, which he denied. He pleaded not guilty to both charges relating to Andrew and Mr Terry on 6 May, but pleaded guilty to failing to provide a blood specimen while in custody on the same day.
Prosecutor Josephine Jones told the court there was “certainly a suggestion” that Jenkinson had an interest in the King’s brother, though she said she could not say whether that extended to other members of the royal family. She confirmed the intention for Andrew to give evidence via videolink at a trial scheduled for 29 July.
The incident occurred on public land near Sandringham Royal Parkland. The man arrested was initially reported to be wearing a balaclava or ski mask and was detained on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
Bail conditions
Jenkinson, of Debenham in Suffolk, was granted conditional bail with strict conditions. He must not go near a number of sites linked to the royal family, including Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor and Highgrove. He is also prohibited from contacting Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor directly or indirectly, approaching him, or entering Norfolk.
Past controversies
The 66-year-old royal has faced intense pressure over his relationship with disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. He settled a civil sexual assault lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre in the United States in February 2022 for an undisclosed sum, which included a substantial donation to her charity. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links.
He was arrested in March on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connections with the paedophile financier while serving as the UK’s trade envoy, and was later released under investigation. The Crown Prosecution Service has said prosecutors are providing early investigative advice to British police as they carry out their own inquiries into the royal’s links to Epstein. Andrew was the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested.
After serving 22 years in the Royal Navy, he became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 until 2011. The King officially stripped his brother of both his HRH style and his prince title in November 2025.
Andrew moved to Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate earlier this year after being evicted from his former home, Royal Lodge in Windsor. He had previously resided at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate, where he was arrested in February. There are reports that Andrew is keen to have his taxpayer-funded security reinstated after this incident; his security was reportedly removed by the King in 2024.
