By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-19 11:12:46 | Updated at 2024-12-19 13:38:40
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Prince Andrew won’t join King Charles and royal family for Christmas amid Chinese spy scandal
NY Post ^ | 12/17/24 | Sean Mandell
Posted on 12/19/2024 3:11:58 AM PST by Libloather
Prince Andrew will not be joining his brother King Charles III and other members of the royal family for Christmas this year.
Instead, the Duke of York, 64, will “honourably withdraw” from the royal family’s Christmas celebrations at their estate in Sandringham, England to avoid being a distraction, according to the BBC.
It is expected that Andrew will remain home at Royal Lodge in Windsor Park — the palatial estate he has fought to remain in after King Charles attempted to evict him.
Andrew’s bowing out comes after a British high court hearing last week heard evidence suggesting that an alleged Chinese spy banned from the UK was a “close” confidant of the prince.
On Monday, businessman Yang Tenbo, also known as Chris Yang, was revealed to be the alleged Chinese operative after a judge lifted an anonymity order that had kept his identity under wraps.
Yang has denied the accusations of espionage leveled against him, saying in a statement that he had “done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the Home Office against me are ill-founded.”
He also said that it is “entirely untrue” that he was a spy.
The Chinese national visited the UK regularly and frequently attended events at royal residences — Prince Andrew’s 60th birthday party at Royal Lodge key among them.
Court documents have reportedly revealed that Yang had an “unusual degree of trust” with Prince Andrew and was authorized to act on his behalf in business dealings with Chinese investors.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: china; royal; scandal; spy
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1 posted on 12/19/2024 3:11:58 AM PST by Libloather
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