Prince Andrew has ‘literally nothing left’ after new scandal

The latest scandal to rock the Palace, tied to the Duke of York, comes five years after his trainwreck TV interview debacle.

IN LONDON

Prince Andrew has been left with “literally nothing” after becoming embroiled in a fresh scandal, five years on from his disastrous BBC interview.

It comes as a British high court heard evidence suggesting that an alleged Chinese spy who has been banned from the UK was a “close” confidant of the Duke of York.

The King’s brother had been expected to join the royal family for Christmas celebrations, including a pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace this week – but he has since reportedly either pulled out or been removed from the guest list.

According to the New York Post’s Page Six, it was Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, with whom he remains very close, who convinced him to cancel his plans to head to Sandringham, in England’s east, for the traditional royal Christmas Day church service and lunch.

“The Duchess of York has advised Prince Andrew that this is the best course of action, and he’s accepted that it’s the right and honourable thing to do,” a source told the publication.

And as royal historian and expert Hugo Vickers added: “Nobody wants him in public life and he accepts that”.

“He has nothing else except riding in the park and golf, his children and grandchildren — that’s all he has, literally nothing.”

Prince Andrew is embroiled in a fresh scandal. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP

The duke with alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo.

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The latest drama erupted after a UK tribunal upheld a government order banning the alleged Chinese spy, identified this week as Yang Tengbo (also known as Christopher Yang), from Britain after a long-running legal battle.

He has been accused of fostering links with the duke in order to gain access to influential members of British society on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.

Yang has denied any involvement in espionage and insists he has “done nothing wrong or unlawful”.

According to the Daily Mail, Buckingham Palace had “grave concerns” about Andrew’s involvement with Yang, who had referred to himself as the “special envoy of Prince Andrew”.

He had even been appointed as head of his entrepreneurial program Pitch@Palace in China and had reportedly visited Buckingham Palace twice.

Andrew joined his ex-wife and daughters (including Princess Beatrice, pictured here) at last year’s royal Christmas church outing, but will be skipping it this year. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP

In a statement, Andrew claimed he “ceased all contact” with Yang on advice from the UK government, but has not specified when communication between them ceased.

His office has also stated that the pair met “through official channels” and that “nothing of a sensitive nature” was ever discussed between them.

Andrew was forced to quit public life back in late 2019 over his ties to convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

He’s since reportedly been engaged in a long-running stand-off with King Charles over housing, with the monarch understood to be keen on him moving from the palatial Royal Lodge to the smaller – but still luxurious – Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.

But after securing a mystery benefactor to cover the hefty costs of his annual upkeep (including maintenance on the Lodge), Andrew will now be staying put for the foreseeable future.

Originally published as Prince Andrew has ‘literally nothing left’ after new scandal