In a statement from his office, Andrew, also known as the Duke of York, said he accepted government advice and ceased all contact with the Chinese national as soon as concerns were raised.

The allegations will heap more pressure on the beleaguered Duke, who has said he has severed all ties with the individual known as H6.

A London immigration court upheld a ban on a Chinese citizen described as a “close confidant” of the prince’s, on the grounds of national security.

Questions have been raised over the prince's relationship with a Chinese businessman alleged to be a spy who was later banned from the UK.

An alleged Chinese spy who formed an "unusual degree of trust" with the Duke of York has been banned from the UK, after a judgement by the UK's semi-secret national security court. The man, known only as H6 and described as a "close confidant" to Prince Andrew, brought an appeal against his initial ban but the decision was upheld by the court.

King Charles has reportedly been briefed by British security services over his brother Prince Andrew’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. The Duke of York has said he “ceased all contact” with the businessman when concerns were first raised about him,

A former UK security minister said Friday that it was "extremely embarrassing" that a suspected Chinese spy had become a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.

A friend of Prince Andrew’s who was invited to his birthday party and tried to raise money for him has been unmasked as an alleged Chinese spy. The shocking revelation will cast new doubt on Andrew’s murky finances just weeks after Buckingham Palace gave his accounts a clean bill of health and said his funds came from legitimate sources.