Buckingham Palace has issued a formal statement addressing Prince Andrew’s reported association with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.
The response comes in light of evidence submitted to an employment tribunal by Dominic Hampshire, a former senior aide to the Duke of York.
In a written statement, Hampshire claimed that King Charles was made aware of an investment initiative involving Yang, known as the Eurasia Fund. He stated that he and Prince Andrew had met with the King on two separate occasions to discuss the fund and potential future roles for the Duke.
The submission read: “I have had two meetings with the Duke and His Majesty to discuss what the Duke can do moving forward in a way that is acceptable to His Majesty.
“It is also of note that, amongst other topics, the Eurasia Fund and Aidan Heavey were discussed on both occasions with His Majesty. (For both these meetings with His Majesty, despite less media interest in the Duke, we took all precautions to get in and out of Windsor Castle without being seen).”
In response, Buckingham Palace released the following statement: “While His Majesty met with The Duke and his adviser to hear outline proposals for independent funding over the past year, the individual known as H6 was not mentioned at any time or in any way as part of these discussions.”
Although Prince Andrew may have brought up the Eurasia Fund during his meetings with the King, palace sources emphasized that the discussions did not go into detail, and neither the King nor his advisers offered any form of endorsement or approval.
