Prince Andrew photographed with large bruise on face

Prince Andrew has been seen sporting a significant bruise around his right eye and covering much of his cheek. Photographs taken on Thursday morning as he departed his private Sandringham estate in Norfolk revealed the noticeable injury.

The circumstances surrounding how the Duke of York sustained this injury remain unclear. The appearance of the bruise comes approximately one month after an incident where a man was charged with threatening the prince. The man reportedly approached Andrew while he was walking the late Queen Elizabeth II's corgis near the estate.

Alex Jenkinson, 39, faced two charges related to threatening, abusive, or insulting behavior intended to cause harassment, alarm, or distress. The 66-year-old prince reportedly moved to the Sandringham residence after leaving his long-time home near Windsor Castle due to his alleged association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Last year, the prince was stripped of his royal titles following allegations that he was a client of Epstein. Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, claimed in her posthumously published autobiography that Epstein forced her to have sex with Andrew three times, including when she was 17. Prince Andrew has consistently and categorically denied these accusations.