Archive · 17 Dec 2025
UK's Duke of Marlborough Charged with Strangulation
The Duke of Marlborough, a very important person in the UK, has been charged with hurting someone by strangling them three times.
He is 70 years old and is related to famous people like Winston Churchill and Princess Diana.
The bad things happened in a place called Woodstock, near Oxford.
He has to go to court soon to talk about what happened.
He lives in a very big and famous house called Blenheim Palace, where important people like the former U.S. President Donald Trump have visited.
The Duke is also known as Jamie Blandford.
Charles James Spencer-Churchill, the 12th Duke of Marlborough, has been charged with three counts of intentional strangulation.
The alleged offences occurred in Woodstock, near Oxford, in November 2022, January 2024, and May 2024.
The Duke, known as Jamie Blandford, is a distant relative of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana.
He is scheduled to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Blenheim Palace, his ancestral home, is a notable location that hosted U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018.
- Who
- Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 70, known as Jamie Blandford, the 12th Duke of Marlborough
- What
- Charged with three counts of intentional strangulation
- When
- Alleged offences occurred in November 2022, January 2024, and May 2024; charged on Wednesday, December 17, 2024
- Where
- Woodstock, near Oxford, England
- Why
- Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police
- Name
- Charles James Spencer-Churchill (Jamie Blandford)
- Age
- 70
- Title
- 12th Duke of Marlborough
- Location of Incidents
- Woodstock, near Oxford, England
- Court Appearance
- Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday
- Dates of Alleged Offences
- November 2022, January 2024, and May 2024
- Notable Relation
- Distant relative of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana
- Ancestral Home
- Blenheim Palace