Man charged after intimidating incident near Sandringham Estate, court due Friday

Alex Jenkinson, 39, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, has been remanded in custody after being charged over an incident in Wolferton, Norfolk, that drew police to the village shortly after 7.30pm on Wednesday.

Norfolk Constabulary said officers were called after a report that a man was behaving in an intimidating manner. Police attended and arrested him on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon before taking him to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Jenkinson was later charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress. He was also charged with failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody. He is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The incident is understood to have taken place near Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved after leaving Royal Lodge in Windsor earlier in 2026. Reports said he was walking his dogs at the time, close to his home on the king’s private estate.

The case has put a spotlight on the practical security challenges that surround prominent figures living in more open rural settings, where estates, villages and public rights of way can bring residents, visitors and high-profile households into close proximity. In this case, the court process will now determine how the charges proceed, while the facts available so far remain limited to the police response, the offences charged and the circumstances described by authorities.

For Norfolk police, the sequence was straightforward: callout, arrest, interview and charge. For the wider public, the case underlines how quickly a routine evening in a small village can become a matter of security, policing and public order when a high-profile resident is nearby.