Masked man arrested for threatening ex-Prince Andrew near his new home

A masked man allegedly threatened ex-Prince Andrew near his new home in eastern England.

On Wednesday evening, the former Duke of York was walking his dogs outside the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk when a man wearing a ski mask approached him, allegedly began shouting at him and “behaving in an intimidating manner,” according to the Telegraph.

Andrew and a member of his private security detail quickly got into their car and sped away.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attending the Funeral of the Duchess of Kent.
A masked man was arrested after approaching ex-Prince Andrew (seen above in 2025) on Wednesday evening.Getty Images

General view of Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate.
The incident occurred when the former royal was walking his dogs outside Sandringham estate (seen above).Bav Media / SplashNews.comThe Norfolk Constabulary was alerted and they arrested a suspect and took him in for questioning.

“Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offense and possession of an offensive weapon,” the police force said. “He was taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre … and remains in custody.”

The Telegraph reported that Andrew, 66, “was left shaken” by the incident. He and his security officer were asked to provide a statement to the police.

Andrew relocated to Sandringham Estate earlier this year after being exiled from the Royal Lodge in Windsor.

Prince Andrew and Prince William at a funeral.
Andrew (seen above with Prince William in 2025) was reportedly “left shaken” by the incident.Getty Images

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor driving a vehicle.
Andrew (seen driving above) moved to Sandringham Estate after being kicked out of his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor.Bav Media / SplashNews.com

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, sits in a car on the day of his arrest.
Weeks later, the former royal (seen above in a car) was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.REUTERSAndrew was arrested on Feb. 19 — his 66th birthday — on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

If convicted, the former royal — who denied all accusations against him — could face life in prison.

Andrew was stripped of his royal titles last October due to his ties to pedophile Epstein.

King Charles III in military uniform, Camilla Queen Consort, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, and Peter Phillips at Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral procession.
King Charles (pictured above with Queen Camilla, Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in 2022) stripped his brother of his royal titles last October.Getty Images

Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who is next to Ghislaine Maxwell.
Virginia Giuffre (seen above) previously sued Andrew, claiming he allegedly raped her when she was a teenager. They settled out of court in 2022.DOJIn 2021, Virginia Giuffre sued Andrew for sexual assault, claiming he allegedly raped her when she was a teenager as part of Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.

She and the former duke, who denied any wrongdoing, settled the case out of court the following year.

Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025. She was 41.

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