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.

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.

In a statement the Duke of York said there was "nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed" with the man.

A statement from the Duke of York's office said the pair had met through "official channels" and had never discussed anything of a "sensitive nature".

A Chinese businessman who won "a significant degree" of trust from disgraced British royal Prince Andrew has been barred from the U.K.

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.

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,