King Charles Had No Interaction with His Brother, Ex-Prince Andrew, During Sandringham Visit

The monarch’s appearance at the royal residence in Norfolk comes after his younger brother was arrested there on Feb. 19

NEED TO KNOW

• King Charles and his brother, the former Prince Andrew, did not meet during the King’s recent visit to Sandringham Estate
• PEOPLE understands that the King did not see Andrew, nor did he have any plans to
• King Charles’ visit to the estate comes after Andrew was arrested at the home where he is currently staying at Sandringham on Feb. 19

King Charles visited Sandringham Estate over the weekend, but he did not see his brother, the former Prince Andrew.

PEOPLE understands that the monarch, 77, was at the royal residence in Norfolk — where his younger brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, 66, is currently living — on Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, but the pair did not cross paths.

The King did not see the former Duke of York, nor did he have any plans to, PEOPLE understands.

While at Sandringham on Sunday, King Charles was photographed stepping out to attend a service at St. Mary Magdalene Church.

The King’s appearance at the royal residence comes less than two weeks after Andrew was arrested on the Norfolk property.

The monarch’s younger brother was arrested on Feb. 19 — his 66th birthday — on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was arrested at the home where he is currently staying on the Sandringham Estate.

Authorities are investigating the former Prince Andrew in connection with an allegation that he shared confidential information with the late billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while acting as a trade envoy for the United Kingdom.

Police arrested Andrew days after the BBC reported that authorities were investigating a claim that Andrew shared confidential documents with Epstein when he was in the position, which he assumed after retiring from the Royal Navy, from 2001 to 2011. The arrest is not in any way related to allegations of sexual misconduct, and Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

On the day of his brother’s arrest, the King released a statement vowing that the palace would cooperate with police in the investigation.

PEOPLE understands that Buckingham Palace was not informed of the arrest before it happened.

Andrew's relationship with Epstein set his step back from public life in motion in November 2019, but has returned to the spotlight lately with the release of the Epstein files — in which he and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson appear multiple times.

The former Duke of York has also faced scrutiny over his alleged ties to Virginia Giuffre, an outspoken Epstein victim who alleged that she was made to have sex with Andrew when she was just 17 years old. Andrew has consistently denied Giuffre's allegations. Giuffre died by suicide at age 41 in 2025.

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After Giuffre's posthumous book Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice was released last year, scrutiny of Andrew intensified. Amid the renewed interest in his alleged connections to Epstein, he gave up the use of his royal titles, as well as other titles and honors.

Andrew was then stripped of his royal titles days later by King Charles.

Epstein died by suicide in 2019 at age 66 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.

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