A woman accused of stalking former chancellor George Osborne and his wife has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors say Lydia Suffield sent emails and Instagram messages, as well as “false, anonymous tip-offs” to the NSPCC that resulted in “investigations for drug abuse and neglecting their children”.
The 27-year-old allegedly stalked Mr Osborne and Thea Rogers between June 2022 and July 2023.
Rhianne Neil, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said the couple were so concerned they paid for extra security around the time of their wedding.
Suffield also allegedly sent messages about the couple’s private life to their friends, family and colleagues.
Mr Osborne and Ms Rogers married on 8 July last year.
The accused – from Liverpool – appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to two charges of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
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Suffield, a freelance journalist, was granted bail on condition she does not contact the couple and will next appear at Isleworth Crown Court on 6 January.
Former Tory chancellor Mr Osborne edited the Evening Standard after leaving politics and now works for an investment bank, as well as being chair of the British Museum.
