Man denies charge of threatening King’s brother Andrew

King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will testify in a British court at the trial of a man accused of using threatening or abusive words against him, according to information from a London court.

Alex Jenkinson, 39, appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, where he denied using threatening behavior with the intent to create fear of unlawful violence against the former prince, who was stripped of his title by the king.

Police had previously said they were called on Wednesday to reports of a man behaving intimidatingly in the village of Wolferton in Norfolk County, near the king’s Sandringham estate, where Mountbatten-Windsor now lives.

Jenkinson is due to appear in court on July 29, when Mountbatten-Windsor is expected to give evidence, but prosecutors have asked her to be able to do so remotely.

Jenkinson was granted bail on the condition that he not contact Mountbatten-Windsor, enter the county of Norfolk or travel to Sandringham and other royal residences, including Balmoral, Buckingham Palace, Highgrove and Windsor Castle.

He also denied a second occurrence of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior towards another male. Both charges carry a maximum sentence of six months in prison if convicted.

Jenkinson also admitted a third charge of failing to give a blood sample to police after his arrest.

Mountbatten-Windsor has been living at Sandringham since moving from her mansion at the royal estate in Windsor in February, following damaging new revelations about her links to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

He has always denied any wrongdoing and said he regrets his friendship with Epstein.

The royal, who remains eighth in line to the throne but has been stripped of all his titles and is no longer a prince, was arrested on his 66th birthday later that month on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent secret government documents to Epstein. He was not charged.