The 50-year-old Chinese national has been described as a 'close confidant' of the Duke of York
Caption: Britain’s Prince Andrew, Duke of York reacts as he arrives at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, to attend the Easter Mattins Service, on March 31, 2024. Photographer: JUSTIN TALLIS Provider: AFP via Getty Images Source: AFPPrince Andrew and the alleged spy became so close that he was invited to the duke’s birthday party and into the royal estate at Windsor.
The phone also contained a letter from one of Andrew’s closest advisers in which he told the alleged spy: “You sit at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on.”The identity of the alleged spy is not yet known due to an anonymity order. The High Court is set to decide whether or not he should be named.He is a 50-year-old Chinese national who studied at university in China and then worked as a junior civil servant in China for some years.
He made several visits to China in an official capacity between 2004 and 2011 and hosted lunches and dinners for Chinese friends and associates at his Buckingham Palace office.prompted his exit from royal duties, in 2020 he attended a dinner hosted by the Chinese ambassador to Britain, Liu Xiaoming where he delivered a message of sympathy for those impacted by Covid-19 to the Chinese government on behalf of his mother.
In 2019 Andrew stepped back from participating in public life as a working royal amid a series of scandals In the SIAC ruling, judges found “pressures” on the Duke could make him vulnerable to the misuse of H6’s influence.H6’s mobile contents revealed that the Duke authorised him to set up an international financial initiative known as the Eurasia Fund to engage with potential partners and investors in China.
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