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

Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla attend the presentation ceremony for the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education, at St James's Palace in London on February 24, 2026. Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England.

King Charles; the ex-Prince Andrew.Credit : Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP via Getty; Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty I

 

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.

King Charles III attends Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on March 1, 2026 in Sandringham, Norfolk

King Charles attends church on Sandringham Estate on March 1, 2026.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty

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.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York and King Charles III attend Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England.

The ex-Prince Andrew and King Charles in September 2025.Max Mumby/Indigo/Gett

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.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the traditional Easter Sunday Mattins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 20, 2025 in Windsor, England.

The ex-Prince Andrew in April 2025.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty

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.