Two fire engines and a response vehicle drove into the Sandringham estate around lunchtime. Their sirens and blue lights briefly went off near Wood Farm, the cottage where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been staying after his arrest. At 12:25 p.m., one fire engine drove past Wolferton Church with its siren on for a short time. A second vehicle followed, and another engine arrived soon after. Within minutes, all three vehicles left the estate together.
Ex-Prince Andrew’s Wood Farm home sees ‘false alarm’ and fire engines after arrest
Witnesses described the scene as sudden and confusing. “There were no police or security around,” one onlooker said to the Mirror. “The fire engine just suddenly arrives. They all went in and came out perhaps five or six minutes later. No one had any idea of what was going on.” The first engine had its blue lights flashing as it approached.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service later confirmed crews had responded to an automatic alarm activation in Wolferton, but stressed there was no incident. A spokesperson said, “We were called to an address in Wolferton, which was due to an automatic fire alarm activation, so this was a false alarm. Crews from Sandringham and King’s Lynn attended.” Police have guarded the entrance since Andrew’s arrest last week, although officers were not stationed there earlier that morning.
Andrew returned to Wood Farm after spending 11 hours in custody on Thursday. He was photographed slouched in the back of a car as he left Aylsham Police Station in Norfolk following his arrest. Since then, he has kept a low profile at the isolated cottage on the Sandringham estate. The arrest followed allegations linked to documents released in the United States concerning convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement issued after the arrest, King Charles said “the law must take its course” and pledged the family’s “full and wholehearted support and co-operation” with the authorities.
Originally written by Khushali Srivastava on Reality Tea.
