{"id":137087,"date":"2024-12-14T22:40:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137087"},"modified":"2024-12-14T22:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:40:07","slug":"prince-andrew-invited-alleged-chinese-spy-to-buckingham-palace-prince-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137087","title":{"rendered":"Prince Andrew \u2018invited alleged Chinese spy to Buckingham Palace\u2019 | Prince Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">A businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace and other royal residences by the Duke of York, it has been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The man \u2013 who was banned from Britain by the government on national security grounds \u2013 visited Buckingham Palace twice, and also entered St James\u2019s Palace and Windsor Castle at the invitation of Andrew, the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/prince-andrew-invited-chinese-spy-buckingham-palace-qqpgsvvg6\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">On Friday, the duke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2024\/dec\/14\/prince-andrew-says-he-ceased-all-contact-with-alleged-chinese-spy-after-government-advice\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said he had \u201cceased all contact\u201d<\/a> with the businessman when concerns were first raised about him. A statement from his office said Andrew met the individual through \u201cofficial channels\u201d, with \u201cnothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Last March, the businessman, only known as H6, brought a case to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) after the then home secretary, Suella Braverman, said he should be excluded from the UK in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Judges were told that in a briefing for the home secretary in July 2023, officials claimed H6 had been in a position to generate relationships between prominent UK figures and senior Chinese officials \u201cthat could be leveraged for political interference purposes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Rana Mitter, the ST Lee professor of US-Asia relations at the Harvard Kennedy School and an expert in Chinese politics, told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme that part of the Chinese spying strategy was to look for people who might be \u201cinfluential over time\u201d but are \u201cin a bit of a doldrums\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">He said the situation involving the Duke of York and H6 was \u201cnot so much about spying in the sense of trying to find out secrets, it\u2019s about trying to influence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cGetting to know the elites of countries like Britain is a useful task, not for immediate knowledge but maybe for long-term development of links in society. It seems that\u2019s what has been going on here,\u201d Mitter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cOne of the things that quite often will happen is looking out for who may be influential over time, but perhaps is in a bit of a down spot, a bit of a doldrums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cOne of the best examples from a generation ago would have been President Richard Nixon \u2013 after he had to resign in disgrace over Watergate he was frequently invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/china\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">China<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Several newspapers have reported that the king has been briefed about his brother\u2019s links to the alleged spy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The revelations come after the royal family reportedly took further steps over the summer to distance themselves from the disgraced duke, with the king said to have axed his \u00a31m annual \u201cliving allowance\u201d and the security Charles had been privately funding for Andrew\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Andrew Lownie, who is writing a biography of the duke and Sarah, Duchess of York, said the latest news involving the king\u2019s younger brother would affect the wider family and the \u201cfuture of the monarchy\u201d as he called for greater transparency around the the royals\u2019 finances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">He said: \u201cThe real scandals surrounding him are financial more than sexual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cGiven he cannot police his own activities and understand where the moral boundaries lie, it is time for proper scrutiny of his finances and a public register of royal interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cJudging from online comments to newspaper articles, this episode is highly damaging for the whole of the royal family, whose finances and business activities should now be more transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-16\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;morning-briefing&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-16\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cTime, too, for the exemption for them in the Freedom of Information Act be removed and their wills not sealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cAfter recent scandals, I think this is a very serious moment for the future of the monarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Senior Tories including Braverman have called for H6 to lose his anonymity, as a \u201cdeterrent to others taking part in similar activities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Tom Tugendhat, a former Tory security minister, said the revelations were \u201cextremely embarrassing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: \u201cOur security and intelligence agencies are continually vigilant for any threat to UK national security, whether that be around foreign influence, whether it be around espionage, whether it be around any security threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cWe won\u2019t hesitate to take action wherever any challenge arises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Asked whether the anonymity of H6 should be lifted, she said: \u201cWe always respect the decisions of the courts and also don\u2019t comment on individual cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Buckingham Palace and the Duke of York\u2019s office have been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2024\/dec\/14\/prince-andrew-invited-alleged-chinese-spy-to-buckingham-palace\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace and other royal residences by the Duke of York, it has been reported. 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