Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘was chased by stalker’ near his home

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly came face-to-face with a balaclava-clad stalker who chased him near his Sandringham home, a court has heard.

Alex Jenkinson, 39, is charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards the former Duke of York in Norfolk on May 6.

Suffolk Police are also applying for a civil Stalking Protection Order against Jenkinson, relying on evidence from Andrew and searches on Jenkinson’s phone.

At Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram read out parts of Andrew’s witness statement which is due to form the centrepiece of both legal proceedings.

The royal said that when he was out for a walk with his dogs on the estate, he spotted a car which he ᴀssumed to belong to press pH๏τographers, before he and his security ‘drove past’.

He said a man ‘turned and faced me – he was wearing a balaclava face covering’.

Andrew provided a description of the ‘out–of–place’ man, and added in his statement: ‘I then saw a loose dog running towards him.

‘Then he realised who I was and began to sprint after my vehicle.’

Andrew pictured out walking on his Sandringham estate in April 2026 

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Alex Jenkinson previously appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London

Jenkinson stands outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court today with his dog, Indie. He was barred from entering the building

Thursday’s court hearing took place in Jenkinson’s absence after he arrived with his dog, Indie, and was blocked from entering the building by court officials.

As Jenkinson stood on the pavement outside, his lawyer, Claire Howell, told Judge Ikram: ‘He has had to bring his dog with him, so he wasn’t allowed inside the court.

‘He is homeless and currently in accommodation in a Travelodge.

‘He is not allowed to leave the dog there. It provides him with support, he suffers from ADHD.’

She conceded that she has no documents to prove Jenkinson’s medical condition, or his need for a support animal, and the judge told her: ‘I’m not prepared to have a dog in the courtroom simply because he is homeless and he happens to keep a dog.

‘I’m not saying he is not telling the truth but there’s nothing to corroborate it.’

He added: ‘We accommodate people who have ADHD and have support animals.

‘I would want something more than he is homeless and happens to have a dog.’

Alex Jenkinson is accused of threatening Andrew on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk in May. He was blocked from entering the court building today

The incident allegedly took place near the former Duke of York’s Sandringham home (pictured). He has since vacated the property after being stripped of his royal тιтles

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s alleged stalker to stand trial in December

The judge heard and agreed an application for the police bid for a Stalking Protection Order to be adjourned, and decided the hearing could take place in Jenkinson’s absence.

Ms Howell told the court Jenkinson has now been found temporary accommodation where he can leave the dog for future hearings, and she added: ‘I don’t want to give character evidence on behalf of the dog, but having spent the last hour and a half with him, I can say he is a very well–behaved animal.’

Jenkinson is accused of causing the former Duke of York to ‘fear unlawful violence’ during the confrontation in Wolferton, close to his Marsh Farm property.

Jenkinson was detained under the Mental Health Act for around a month afterwards. He has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of blood while in custody on May 6.

But he denies the public order offence against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and has pleaded not guilty to a further charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence against another man, Stephen Terry, in King’s Lynn, on May 5.

Andrew is due to give evidence by videolink at the criminal trial, which has been set for December 21.

Jenkinson, who comes from Stowmarket, Suffolk, is also contesting a Stalking Protection Order.

Judge Ikram ruled on Thursday that the former duke, as well as Mr Terry and a witness to the Norfolk incident, must give evidence for a second time at the hearing to determine the Stalking Protection Order application.

‘I am persuaded that fairness demands the respondent to these proceedings (Jenkinson) be allowed to call and cross–examine these witnesses,’ he said.

At a hearing at the end of July, the court heard that evidence from Jenkinson’s phone – including alleged searches on Andrew, Sandringham and ‘weapons’ – is due to feature in the trial.

Jenkinson is now on bail with conditions not to go near a number of sites linked to the Royal Family – Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor and Highgrove.

He must also not try to contact Andrew directly or indirectly, or approach him or enter Norfolk.

There have been concerns Andrew could be exposed to more security threats since moving to the rural location in Norfolk from Royal Lodge in Windsor.

The King withdrew his younger brother’s personal allowance and private security provision in 2024 as he attempted to force his removal from Royal Lodge.

Since Andrew eventually agreed to vacate the property late last year and relocate to the Sandringham estate, security has been a major concern.

Andrew still has the freedom of the City of London, but the local authority, the City of London Corporation, is considering removing it, it was reported.

The Norfolk estate is largely open to the public and affords the former duke none of the protections he enjoyed when within the wider royal security cordon at Windsor.

After serving for 22 years in the Royal Navy, Andrew became the UK’s special representative for international trade and investment in 2001. He stepped down in 2011 amid the furore over his friendship with paedophile Epstein.

Andrew’s decision to step down from the role came in the same year he was pictured with his arm around Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by Epstein to the former duke at the home of convicted Sєx trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Ms Giuffre claimed she had Sєx with Andrew three times – at Maxwell’s home in London, at Epstein’s New York townhouse and on the disgraced financier’s Caribbean island, Little St James.

Andrew paid Ms Giuffre millions of pounds to settle a civil suit in the US in 2022, a woman he has claimed never to have met. He has always denied any wrongdoing. The King officially stripped his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince тιтle in November 2025.

He remains under investigation following his arrest in February on his 66th birthday for suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Andrew was arrested and questioned by Thames Valley Police on his former role as the UK’s trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. He was held for nearly 12 hours and later released under investigation without being charged.