Prince Andrew knew an alleged Chinese spy for 10 years before the Duke of York “dropped” him, it has been claimed. The pair met in 2012, but it was not until 2022 that security services discovered the former Chinese businessman,

A London immigration court upheld a ban on a Chinese citizen described as a “close confidant” of the prince’s, on the grounds of national security.

Businessman banned from Britain on security grounds believed to have also visited St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle