Animal Rising activists, Rose Patterson, 37, Sarah Foy, 26, and Rosa Sharkey, also 26, have all been charged with the theft of three lambs from the Sandringham Estate on May 24, 2023.

Sheep at Sandringham and King Charles III (Image: Newsquest/PA)

Norwich Crown Court were told that following the theft of the animals – valued between £400 and £500 in total – the trio were arrested after handing themselves in at Windsor police station.

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