LONDON — Authorities have filed harassment charges against a 39-year-old individual following reports that the former Prince Andrew was confronted by a masked individual in a threatening manner while walking his dogs near his residence.
Alex Jenkinson is scheduled to appear before Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday to answer two charges of employing threatening, abusive, or insulting language or conduct that constitutes harassment or causes alarm or distress. Norfolk Constabulary made the announcement regarding these charges Thursday evening.
Authorities stated that the defendant was taken into custody Wednesday evening following reports of a man “conducting himself in an intimidating fashion” in the vicinity of Andrew’s residence in eastern England.
According to The Daily Telegraph, an individual wearing a ski mask approached the former royal while yelling offensive language.
The 66-year-old Mountbatten-Windsor, who is the younger sibling of King Charles III, relocated to the monarch’s private Sandringham Estate, approximately 100 miles north of London, following his removal from his long-term residence near Windsor Castle due to revelations concerning his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
The royal family removed all his honors and titles and excluded him from public duties following years of controversy surrounding his financial difficulties and connections to dubious individuals, including Epstein.
Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s accusers, claimed she was compelled to engage in sexual activity with the then-prince on three occasions beginning at age 17. While he disputed these allegations, he ultimately reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount and recognized Giuffre’s suffering as a trafficking victim. Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025 at age 41.
In February, he made history as the first senior British royal in nearly 400 years to face arrest when British authorities detained him for several hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his Epstein connections.
Law enforcement had previously indicated they were “evaluating” allegations that Mountbatten-Windsor provided trade intelligence to Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender, in 2010, during his tenure as the U.K. special envoy for international trade.
Communication between the two individuals was made public by the U.S. Justice Department as part of millions of pages of documentation from the American investigation into Epstein.
