LONDON, Dec 16(Skynews)–Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will not join the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas at Sandringham.This follows the public naming of an alleged Chinese spy linked to the Duke of York after High Court restrictions were lifted on Monday afternoon. Yang Tengbo, previously described as a “close confidant” of the royal, had been known only as “H6” due to a court-imposed anonymity order.
In a statement on Monday, Yang denied the “widespread description of me as a ‘spy'” as entirely untrue. Last week, he lost an appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the UK on national security grounds. On Friday, Prince Andrew stated he had “ceased all contact” with Yang following “advice” from officials, insisting they had never discussed anything of a “sensitive nature.”
Prince Andrew has spent the festive period at Sandringham for the past two years. The year before, the late Queen cancelled her traditional visit to the Norfolk estate to remain at Windsor Castle. The duke also joined other members of the Royal Family at Sandringham in 2019, marking his first public appearance since stepping down from official royal duties over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last year, Prince Andrew was seen walking alongside the other royals to church for the family’s Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church.
For the first time in decades, he was joined by his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. Though Sarah had not joined the family at church for many years, it is believed she had been a guest at Sandringham for Christmas lunch in recent times. Before last year, she was last seen walking to church with members of the family, including the late Queen, in the early 1990s.
