Key facts
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will give evidence via video link in a trial.
- Alex Jenkinson is accused of threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his Sandringham home on May 6.
- Jenkinson denies two charges of using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior.
- Jenkinson has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a blood specimen while in custody.
- The trial is scheduled to take place on December 21.
- Jenkinson is on bail with conditions that prevent him from contacting Andrew or entering Norfolk.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is scheduled to give evidence via video link in the trial of Alex Jenkinson, who is accused of threatening the former Duke of York near his Sandringham home on May 6. Jenkinson, 39, allegedly accosted the 66-year-old while he was walking the late Queen Elizabeth’s corgis.
Jenkinson faces two charges of using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence. One charge relates to the incident with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the other to an alleged encounter with Stephen Terry on May 5. Jenkinson denies these charges.
He has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of blood while in custody on May 6. The court heard that Jenkinson underwent a psychiatric assessment, and a report is due to be prepared for August. He was detained under the Mental Health Act for about a month following the alleged incident.
Evidence in the trial is expected to include online searches from Jenkinson's phone. His lawyers objected to the initial preparation of this evidence, and a forensic police officer is now expected to present it. Jenkinson is currently on bail with conditions that he does not contact Andrew or Mr. Terry, enter Norfolk, or go near royal residences.
The trial is set for December 21, a one-day hearing.