A man was arrested near Prince Andrew’s residence, in the east of England, on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and disturbing public order, after allegedly adopting intimidating behavior near the property.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for possession of an offensive weapon near the former Prince Andrew’s residence, police announced.
Norfolk Police received an alert at 7.30pm for the presence of a man who was “behaved in an intimidating manner” near the residence of André Mountbatten-Windsor, in the east of England.
“Officers went to the scene and the man was arrested on suspicion of disturbing public order and possession of an offensive weapon,” according to a police statement.
The suspect is detained for interrogation at a nearby police station.
Former Prince Andrew enot involved in Epstein case
At issue is the alleged sharing of official information with Jeffrey Epstein, with whom the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II maintained a friendship for several years.
Correspondence between the two men was published by together with millions of pages of American research documents on Epstein.
Renounced all royal titles
Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, moved to a King’s private estate in Norfolkafter being pressed to leave your longtime home next to Windsor Castle earlier this year. The former prince and has been away from public life since 2019.
Although there is a photograph where he appears hugging Giuffre, André has always denied the allegationsbut paid millions in an out-of-court settlement in 2022 to settle a civil lawsuit against him filed in New York.
The amount was not disclosed and the agreement did not include admission of guiltalthough André expressed regret for the association with Epstein and recognized Giuffre as a victim of sex trafficking.
