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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sammy Gecsoyler

No-fly zone in place over Sandringham royal estate ‘after Zelenskyy scare’

Zelenskyy shaking hands with King Charles
Zelenskyy arrived at Sandringham House by helicopter from London last month, shortly after the Ukrainian president attended Keir Starmer’s summit for European leaders. Photograph: Joe Giddens/AP

A no-fly zone order has been put in place over the Sandringham estate after drones were spotted flying in the area last month while Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the royal residence.

Security services requested the restrictions, which were put in place to protect “members of the royal family and other dignitaries”, days after King Charles hosted the Ukrainian president on 2 March at the Norfolk estate. They came into force just over a week later on 10 March.

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