Great Britain. The controversial prince Andrzej at the ceremony with King Karol III and Queen Kamila

Prince Andrzej, associated with many controversies, and other members of the British royal family took part in a traditional Easter service in Windsor. Just a dozen or so days earlier, new information about his contacts with the alleged Chinese spy has appeared. The monarchy had already distanced from him.

Prince York Andrzej appeared on Sunday in the castle chapel of St. Jerzy with Princess York, her ex -wife Sara Ferguson, as well as with her sister Princess Anna and her husband Timothy Lauren. Andrzej entered the chapel through his sister, who talked outside with the dean of Windsor, the Reverend Christopher Cocksworth.

King Karol III i Queen Kamila They arrived a few minutes later. Before entering, they waved and smiled at the people gathered nearby.

Distance themselves from the prince

The royal family began to distance itself from Andrew after his infamous interview with Emily Maitlis for the BBC in 2019 about his connections with Jeffreym Epstein – an American financier who was sentenced to sexual offenses, also to minors.

Due to the scandal associated with this relationship in 2019 Andrzej gave up his public duties. In January 2022 He was deprived of the use of the title “His Royal Highness” in the official nature and military functions.

It happened a month before the decision a lawsuit that Virginia Giuffre filed against Prince Andrzejclaiming that in the past – when she was 17 – she was sexually harassed by him. Prince of York strongly denied the allegations and said that he did not remember that he would ever meet Giuffre. In the past, however, he was captured with her in a joint photo. She was also visible in the photo Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein exporterlater condemned for trafficking in children for sexual purposes. The case of Prince Andrzej of Giuffre has ended concluding a multi -million settlement.

These were not the only accusations directed at the member British royal family. As the BBC informed, Johanna Sjoberg claimed that Andrzej, molested her in Epstein's apartment in Manhattan in 2001. Buckingham Palace has already stated that its allegations are “categorically false”.

New information about the alleged spy

Additional worries to the royal family were caused by the spy scandal associated with Andrzej. In December 2024, the court in London maintained the decision of the British government to expose a Chinese citizen, referred to in court documents as H6. It was revealed that he was a frequent guest of Prince Andrzej and had influence that could be used by Beijing for political interference.

H6 was to be so close to the prince that he invited him to his birthday party in 2020. According to court documents, the Chinese collaborated with him in the field of potential Chinese investments. Andrzej's office said that Prince York did not discuss any sensitive issues with a Chinese citizen.

According to “The Guardian” the man is called Yang Tengbo and is also known as Chris Yang. The diary reports that Yang denied the suggestions that he was involved in espionage and said that “he did nothing wrong or unlawful.”

Recently, new information about the alleged spy has come to light. According to documents publicized by the Special Immigration Court at the beginning of this month, Yang advised Andrzej on letters that the prince wrote directly to the president China Xi Jinping.

According to one of these documents – passed by Dominic Hampshire, who worked for the prince in 2019 – 2022 – these letters were written each year on the birthday of the 11th.

Hampshire declared before the tribunal: “The royal court, including the died queen, were fully aware of this communication – it was certainly accepted, and it can be safely said that it was even encouraged to her – it was an open communication channel that was useful.”

The Prince and Princess Edinburgh, Edward and Zofia, with her son James, Princess Eugenia with her husband Jacek Brooksbank and Princess Beatry with her husband Edoardo Mapelli, also participated in the Easter service.

William and Kate, prince and duchess Wales They spend a weekend with children in Norfolk. They left the annual service also last year, because at Kate, which is in remission, was diagnosed with cancer.