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Former Head of Royal Protection Dai Davies has given his thoughts on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's security after the former prince was allegedly threatened by a man wearing a balaclava near his new home on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, while out walking his dogs at approximately 7.30pm on Wednesday. (May 6).

Insisting the 66-year-old brother of the King didn't need any additional security measures, he pointed out he had a huge estate to wander around and added "he'd be wise to stay away from those routes where the public can go". Appearing on Kevin O'Sullivan's TalkTV show today, he was asked by the host if it is time to think about restoring official security for him. "The simple answer is no. I think the current security structure and system at Sandringham is more than adequate for this gentleman. There's 20,000 acres that he could walk about," Davies said.

"[He] doesn't have to go near the public, and perhaps he'd be wise to stay away from those routes where the public can go to.

"Those gentlemen looking after him now are, as I understand it, they are ex-royalty protection officers and ex-military, so I think they're as capable as anyone.

"And I think they did the right thing. They didn't confront him. They quickly got him into a car and drove away.

"And the police - Norfolk Police work very closely, for obvious reasons, with Sandringham - they have a direct line, and I suspect the direct dial. And the man was arrested as it should be," he continued.

"I think he was probably fixated," he speculated. "What you may or may not know, since 2012 there's been nearly 1000 reported incidents to this unit, which was set up in 2006 to monitor and actually try and deal with those who are fixated and psychologically and pathologically determined to go at public figures.

"And the vast majority of that are the royal family. And it goes back centuries," he said. "It's always been a fear and has been acted on many, many times which the vast majority of public know very little about. I can assure you, it is very common in protecting the Royals," he concluded.

It was reported by The Telegraph that the man in the balaclava had been sitting in his car when he saw the King's brother about 50 yards away.

He then got out of his vehicle and made his way towards the former royal while shouting at him. It is understood that the incident occurred on public land in a lane near Sandringham Royal Park.