A man has been charged after allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his new home on the Sandringham Estate.
The former Duke of York was out walking his dogs when the incident occurred in Wolferton, close to his Marsh Farm property, shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday, the Telegraph reported previously.
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, Norfolk constabulary said on Thursday night.
He has also been charged with failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody.
Officers had responded to a report that a man was behaving “in an intimidating manner in the village”.
Jenkinson was arrested and questioned in King’s Lynn police investigation centre.
He is in custody and due to appear at Norwich magistrates court on Friday.
Earlier on Friday, Norfolk police said: “Officers were called to Wolferton shortly after 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2026) following a report a man was behaving in an intimidating manner in the village.
“Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon. He was taken to King’s Lynn police investigation centre for questioning and remains in custody.”
Mountbatten-Windsor, who was said to be accompanied by a member of his private security detail, reportedly rushed towards his car, which was parked nearby, and drove away at speed as the suspect allegedly tried to sprint after him.
The Telegraph reported that the incident took place on public land in a lane close to the Sandringham Royal Parkland and to Marsh Farm, the property on the Sandringham Estate to which Mountbatten-Windsor relocated after he was forced to leave Royal Lodge in Windsor last year.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Mountbatten-Windsor’s representatives have not yet responded to a request for a comment.
Mountbatten-Windsor is provided with an annual stipend by his brother, King Charles, which includes an allowance made for the cost of private security, but it is up to the former duke how he uses this, it is understood.
He was arrested in February – on his 66th birthday – on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegations he shared sensitive information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy. He has since been released under investigation.
He has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein and denied all allegations against him.