A man has been charged with harassment after allegedly approaching and shouting at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during a dog walk near his home on the King’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, leaving the former royal visibly shaken by the incident.
Alex Jenkinson, 39, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, has been charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress, as well as failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
According to Norfolk Constabulary, officers were called to the village of Wolferton shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday 6 May following a report that a man was behaving in an intimidating manner. Jenkinson was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon before being taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
According to The Telegraph, the suspect had been sitting around 50 yards away from Andrew before approaching him and shouting. Andrew, who was accompanied by his private security detail, got into his car and drove away at speed, with the man allegedly running after him. Andrew was walking his dogs — believed to be the late Queen’s corgis — near his new home, Marsh Farm, at the time of the incident. He was left shaken and was asked to provide a statement.
Andrew relocated to Marsh Farm last month after being exiled from his 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The five-bedroom cottage sits around 500 metres from the village of Wolferton and approximately four kilometres from the King’s Sandringham House.
The incident has raised fresh questions about Andrew’s security arrangements. According to GB News, he lost his right to taxpayer-funded Metropolitan Police protection in 2019 after being instructed to step back from royal duties by the late Queen Elizabeth II, and now relies on private round-the-clock protection instead. Royal author Hugo Vickers told GB News that this private protection was now pivotal given the security risk the alleged incident had exposed.
Andrew, who was stripped of his titles and honours by King Charles in 2025, was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations he shared sensitive information with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein during his time as UK trade envoy. He has denied any wrongdoing in connection with those allegations.
