'He's been an idiot': Tom Tugendhat on Andrew being a threat to national security. The conservative MP branded Andrew an 'idiot' after being asked if he was a threat to national security.
The ‘senior advisor’ who brokered the relationship between the Duke of York and an alleged Chinese ‘spy’ is a semi-professional golfer who has had a relationship with the Royal Family stretching back more than 25 years.
A married father-of-two from Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, Mr Hampshire was described in court documents released on Thursday as Prince Andrew’s ‘advisor’ in dealings with a Chinese civil servant who has been banned from entering the UK over claims he is a secret agent gathering intelligence on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party .
It allowed those with deep pockets to ensure they didn’t ‘have to check into hotels, check out, worry about paying,’ he told a podcast in 2021. The trips often involved lavish golfing holidays and Mr Hampshire, who has even described himself as a ‘professional golfer’ on company directorships, bonded with Prince Andrew over their shared love of the sport.
The duke had control of the trust, alongside his ‘friend and private banker’ Harry Keogh. In 2018, Mr Keogh left his position at Coutts, the royal bank, amid allegations that he made unwanted advances towards female colleagues. At the time the allegations became public, a friend of Mr Keogh told the Wall Street Journal that he denied the allegations.
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