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

theguardian.comPublished: 4/18/2025

Summary

A no-fly zone was established over Sandringham Estate following drone sightings during Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit after King Charles hosted him at Norfolk Estate on March 2nd, with the restrictions taking effect on March 10th to protect royal family members. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the measures for public safety while safeguarding the royals. The zone applies only to non-royal aircraft, including visitors’ and emergency vehicles’. Zelenskyy arrived at Sandringham by helicopter following a week-long European Leaders’ summit meeting they discussed for about an hour.