May 7, 2026 at 7:41 am Updated May 7, 2026 at 7:57 am

LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew, police said Thursday.

Norfolk Constabulary said that the arrest came Wednesday evening after a man was reported “behaving in an intimidating manner” near the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in eastern England.

“Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offense and possession of an offensive weapon,” the force said.

The suspect is being held for questioning at a nearby police station.

Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested and held for hours by British police in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office in a case related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, an extraordinary move in a country where authorities once sought to shield the royal family from embarrassment.

Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, moved to the king’s private estate in Norfolk after he was evicted…