A football agent accused of sending a threatening email to a former Chelsea director told police he had been looking forward to watching the late Queen's funeral before he got arrested.
A court has heard Saif Alrubie considered he was owed a percentage of Kurt Zouma's transfer fee to West Ham.
It is alleged Mr Alrubie demanded payment from Marina Granovskaia and insinuated she might come to harm.
He denies sending a communication with intent to cause distress.
The 45-year-old was arrested while getting off a plane at Heathrow Airport on 19 September 2022 - the day of the funeral - and told officers during his police interview that he was unhappy being arrested "like I'm Pablo Escobar".