Andrew expected to give evidence in court against man accused of threatening him
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is expected to give evidence in court at the trial of a man accused of threatening him near the royal home.
The King’s brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles, has been allowed to give evidence via video link against Alex Jenkinson to avoid confusion at Westminster magistrates’ court.
The 39-year-old denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior towards the former Duke of York and another man with the intention of instilling fear or inciting unlawful violence on May 6.
The alleged incident occurred shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday at Wolferton, near the Marsh Farm estate on the Crown’s Sandringham estate.
Mr Jenkinson appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday and pleaded guilty the same day to failing to provide a blood sample while in custody.
But he pleaded not guilty to charges of using threatening, abusive or insulting words towards the royal family and another man named Stephen Terry.
Prosecutor Josephine Jones said Andrew was scheduled to give evidence via video link at the hearing scheduled for July 29.
Ms Jones told the court there was “certainly a suggestion” that Jenkinson was interested in the King’s brother, adding: “Whether that extends to other members of the royal family, I don’t think I can say.”
Jenkinson, of Debenham in Suffolk, was granted conditional bail after he refused to go near a number of sites linked to the royal family, including Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor and Highgrove.
He must also not contact Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, directly or indirectly, approach him or enter Norfolk, the court heard.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor came under intense pressure to give evidence to US investigators about his relationship with disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Last month the Crown Prosecution Service said prosecutors, who are conducting their own investigation into the Crown’s links to the billionaire sex offender, had “provided early investigative advice” to British police.
He was arrested in March on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to the pedophile financier while serving as Britain’s trade envoy. He was later released under investigation.
The 66-year-old was the first senior royal to be arrested in modern history. He vehemently denied any wrongdoing regarding his Epstein connections.
After serving in the Royal Navy for 22 years, Mr Mountbatten-Windsor became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment from 2001 to 2011.
The Crown has paid millions of pounds for one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, to have a civil sexual assault case brought in the US in 2022.
The King officially stripped his disgraced brother of both his HRH title and the title of prince in November 2025.
