Alex Jenkinson, 39, accused of threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while he was walking his dogs near Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate in May, has been given a new trial date of December 21.
Incident and charges
Jenkinson allegedly caused alarm or distress to the former prince, who reportedly fled to his car along with his security team. The incident took place in the village of Wolferton, Norfolk, where Mountbatten-Windsor has been living since leaving his former Royal Lodge residence.
Jenkinson was charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress—one against Mountbatten-Windsor and another against a man named Stephen Terry on the same day. He pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Trial proceedings
He had been due to stand trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on the original date, but Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring set a new hearing for December 21. Mountbatten-Windsor is expected to give evidence via video-link from a location yet to be arranged. Jenkinson was told he will not be allowed to personally question the former prince.
Jenkinson previously appeared via video link from King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre in May with his right arm in a sling. During that hearing, he seemed surprised when he saw the case was being heard in London, exclaiming "Westminster?" The hearing had originally been listed at Norwich Magistrates' Court before being moved.
Bail conditions and background
Jenkinson was also handed an interim disqualification from driving after pleading guilty to a third charge: failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody. As part of his bail conditions, he was ordered not to enter Norfolk, not to contact Mountbatten-Windsor directly or indirectly, and not to attend any royal site, including Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor Castle, and Highgrove.
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring included measures naming Mountbatten-Windsor by name to avoid ambiguity about his status. Mountbatten-Windsor lost his rights to state-funded police protection when he was stripped of his royal title in 2022 and now pays for private security from an allowance from the King.
