Overview

• Tribunal documents detail two private meetings between King Charles and Prince Andrew to discuss independent funding, including the Eurasia Fund.
• Buckingham Palace stated that Yang Tengbo, an alleged Chinese spy linked to the fund, was not mentioned during these discussions.
• Prince Andrew’s former adviser revealed that the Duke of York maintained a communication channel with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which was known and accepted by the royal household.
• Yang Tengbo, co-founder of Pitch@Palace China, was barred from the UK in 2023 on national security grounds over concerns about potential political interference.
• Prince Andrew fully complied with advice to sever ties with Yang after concerns about his influence were raised by intelligence services.