Overview
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring adjourned the hearing on Wednesday, July 29 and set a one‑day trial for 21 December 2026 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
- Alex Jenkinson, 39, has been charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence.
- Prosecutors plan to rely on material extracted from a 341‑page download of Jenkinson’s phone but the defence has challenged how that file was compiled and a forensic specialist is now expected to present the evidence.
- Jenkinson was detained under the Mental Health Act for about a month after the May incident, has undergone a psychiatric assessment and remains on bail with strict conditions barring him from Norfolk, royal sites and contacting Andrew.
- Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, who moved earlier this year to Marsh Farm on the Sandringham estate and now uses private security, is expected to give evidence by video link and the case has renewed questions about his exposure and local protection measures.