It is alleged Alex Jenkinson, 39, caused alarm or distress to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate15:32, 29 Jul 2026A man accused of threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while he was out walking his dogs is now set to go on trial in December.Alex Jenkinson, 39, allegedly caused alarm or distress to the royal, who reportedly fled to his car along with his security team during the incident, which took place while he was out walking his dogs near Marsh Farm, on the Sandringham Estate, in May.He had been due to stand trial over the alleged offence today at Westminster magistrates court, but a new date was set by Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring.The court heard Jenkinson is now set to go on trial on December 21, when Mr Mountbatten-Windsor is expected to give evidence via video-link from a location yet to be arranged. The defendant has been told he will not be allowed to personally question the former prince.The long-haired suspect previously appeared at Westminster magistrates court, via video link from King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre, in May, with his right arm in a sling. No details of the alleged offences were given during that hearing, which saw Jenkinson repeatedly rub his face and seem surprised when he saw on a screen that his case was being heard in London, exclaiming "Westminster?".The hearing had originally been listed to be heard at Norwich magistrates court on the same day before being moved and then delayed until the afternoon. It came two days after police were called shortly after 7.30pm on May 6 to a report a man allegedly behaving in an intimidating manner in the village of Wolferton, where the King's brother has been living since earlier this year.Jenkinson was arrested before later being charged with two counts in relation to the incident, both of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress"; one against Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and another against a man called Stephen Terry on the same day.The court charge sheet says he "used towards Stephen Terry threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against him by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by him whereby that person was likely to believe that such violence would be used, or it was likely that such violence would be provoked."He today pleaded not guilty to both vharges of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress". Jenkinson previously was handed an interim disqualification from driving after pleading guilty to a third charge - "failing to provide a specimen of blood in custody" - after officers suspected he had driven a vehicle on the same day.As part of his bail conditions, Jenkinson was also told not to enter the county of Norfolk, not to contact Mr Mountbatten-Windsor directly or indirectly and not attend or attempt to attend any royal site, including the Sandringham Estate, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor Castle and Highgrove.Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring included measures naming Mr Mountbatten-Windsor by name, rather than imposing a ban on Jenkinson contacting members of the royal family in order to avoid any potential ambiguity about whether Mr Mountbatten-Windsor constitutionally remains a member.Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has been living in the village of Wolferton since being forced to leave his former Royal Lodge residence in Windsor, which was surrounded by a ring of steel, due to his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinArticle continues belowHe lost his rights to state-funded police protection when he was stripped of his royal title in 2022 during a civil case with Epstein's late sex slave Virginia Giuffre, which he paid millions of pounds to settle, but admitted no wrongdoing in. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, who has always denied any wrongdoing, has said he did not have sex with Ms Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked to the UK by Epstein.He was also stripped by the King of his right to be called a prince and his dukedom late last year over his links to Epstein and now pays for his own private security out of an allowance given to him by the King to meet his living expenses at Marsh Farm.