Putera Andrew Pernah Terbawa Perisik China Ke Istana

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A businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by Prince Andrew twice, according to reports.

The man, known only as H6, was banned from Britain by the Government on national security grounds.

But a recent legal ruling suggested that he was an 'close confidant' of Prince Andrew - and last night it emerged that the shamed Duke of York may have invited him to several Royal residences.

H6, it has been suggested, visited Buckingham Palace twice and also entered St James's Palace and Windsor Castle - at the invitation of Prince Andrew, and may have known him for as long as a decade.

On Friday, the duke said he 'ceased all contact' with the businessman when concerns were first raised about him.

Andrew met the individual through 'official channels' with 'nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed', a statement from his office said.

The businessman brought a case to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) after then-home secretary Suella Braverman said he should be excluded from the UK in March 2023.

Several newspapers have reported that the King has been briefed about his brother's links to the alleged spy.

But last night The Times reported H6 visited Buckingham Palace twice, as well as Windsor Castle and St James Palace.

And he also attended the Duke's 60th birthday party in 2020 at Royal Lodge within Windsor Great Park.

Legal papers show MI5 considered the businessman a 'risk to UK national security', while subsequent reports suggest the intelligence agency is investigating Chinese money given to Andrew's business ventures.

The Telegraph reported the donors may have links to the alleged spy.

Ms Braverman has called for the man - known only as H6 - to lose his anonymity, the Telegraph has reported, as a 'deterrent to others taking part in similar activities'.

Judges were told that in July 2023, officials claimed H6 had been in a position to generate relationships between prominent UK figures and senior Chinese officials 'that could be leveraged for political interference purposes'.

He was believed by UK authorities to be associated with the United Front Work Department (UFWD), an arm of the Chinese Communist Party tasked with conducting influence operations.

H6 subsequently denied receiving any instructions from the UFWD - but intelligence briefings suggest that those in positions like his could be 'expected to understand UFWD and CCP objectives... without being tasked'.

They also said H6 had downplayed his relationship with the Chinese state, which combined with his relationship with Andrew, 64, represented a threat to national security.

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