A 39-year-old man has been charged after allegedly threatening Prince Andrew near his home on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the Duke of York was walking his dogs in the village of Wolferton, close to his Marsh Farm property.
Alex Jenkinson, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, faces two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour intended to harass or cause alarm or distress, Norfolk Police confirmed. He has also been charged with failing to provide a blood specimen while in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court later today.
Police responded to reports of a man behaving in an intimidating manner in the village. Jenkinson was arrested and taken to Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning. The charges come amid ongoing investigations into Prince Andrew's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Crown Prosecution Service has been providing early investigative advice to police since last month. Prince Andrew was arrested in March on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his Epstein connections and remains under investigation. He denies any wrongdoing.
Prince Andrew, who served as the UK's trade envoy from 2001 to 2011, is accused of sharing sensitive information from official visits with Epstein. In 2022, he settled a civil suit with Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked to him. King Charles stripped his brother of his HRH style and prince title in November 2025.
