Overview
- He appeared before Judge Ian Pringle KC at Oxford Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing, was not arraigned, and was granted conditional bail.
- A provisional trial is scheduled for January 10, 2028 with a 10–12 day estimate, and a hearing on an application to dismiss is listed for June 22, 2026.
- Prosecutors charge three counts of intentional strangulation related to alleged incidents on November 13, 2022, April 23, 2023, and January 29, 2024.
- Two additional counts allege controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship between December 29, 2015 and September 8, 2024.
- He previously indicated not guilty pleas at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court, and the Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation says it cannot comment and that the duke does not run the estate.