Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is worried he is not getting enough security following an alleged altercation near his home in Sandringham.
The disgraced ex-prince fears he is ‘more at risk’ than other royals, having lost his taxpayer-funded protection when his titles were stripped.
Andrew feels that there are ‘fixated individuals’, with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, along with revelations about his stint as UK trade envoy, among the factors which are likely to have made him more of a target, The Telegraph reported.
He now wants taxpayer-funded protection after an alleged altercation near his Norfolk home last month.
Alex Jenkinson, 39, is charged with threatening Andrew near his home at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate.
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He is due to appear on trial on July 29 after he was given an interim stalking prevention order (SPO) on Thursday.
Jenkinson was told he could face up to five years in jail if he failed to comply with a set of conditions on his movements.
A source said that while Andrew was ‘reassured’ by the outcome of the hearing, the incident demonstrates royals cannot be ‘uninvented’.
They said that while the former duke was no longer a working royal, he had the same security risks as active members.
Andrew has wanted his security boosted ‘for years’, but it was unlikely the taxpayer would foot the bill given his damaged reputation.
Officers arrested Jenkinson after he reportedly donned a black balaclava and camouflage clothes and chased Andrew.
He was allegedly found to have a ‘palm-sized’ rock in his pocket and a wooden-handled axe in his car.
The court heard that his phone browser’s search history included evidence he had researched the Princess of Wales and her children, Charlotte and Louis, as well as weapons and killing methods.
Last year, the Duke of Sussex lost a legal battle against the Home Office over his own security arrangements.
He had argued that he was entitled to police protection given his status at birth and is currently awaiting a decision from the Royal and VIP Executive Committee after undergoing a risk assessment.
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