Overview
- A New South Wales court issued a two-year Apprehended Violence Order on Wednesday that bars 63-year-old David James Cook from contacting Princess Ingrid Alexandra or entering the University of Sydney campus.
- Authorities sought the order after Cook sent the 22-year-old a card he said asked for friendship and later apologized through a third party, and he told reporters he did not intend to threaten her.
- Police charged Cook with assaulting a news photographer after the court appearance, with the photographer reported to have minor injuries, and Cook is due back in court on July 17.
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra has left her studies in Sydney and returned to Oslo to be with Crown Princess Mette‑Marit, whose long-term pulmonary fibrosis has worsened and has placed her on a transplant waitlist.
- An Apprehended Violence Order is a legal measure to prevent harassment or violence and here explicitly forbids any contact by Cook, including letters, and may shape security and study arrangements for the princess while medical and royal duties are managed.