Prince Andrew, who discovered himself within the centre of controversy, had known as for a vital assembly when claims of his involvement within the spy scandal had emerged.
The Duke of York had urged to have a face-to-face assembly with the director common of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, to deal with safety issues, a report by The Telegraph revealed.
Final yr, King Charles’ brother seemingly triggered a brand new headache for the royal when one in all his shut confidantes, Yang Tengbo, was found to be an alleged Chinese language spy, inflicting a nationwide safety problem.
The scandal had additional distanced Andrew from his household and needed to uninvite himself from the annual Christmas Stroll in 2024.
Andrew needed to be taught extra concerning the safety issues surrounding Yang with the company boss. Nevertheless, the outlet reported that the assembly was “cancelled ultimately minute”.
Whereas the official cause has not been disclosed, it’s understood that Sir Ken withdrew the assembly after former PM Rishi Sunak known as a shock common election that required his full consideration.
The assembly was not rescheduled. Furthermore, the assembly would have been thought-about to be uncommon on condition that Yang was being investigated and had shut ties to the disgraced Duke.
