UK's Prince Andrew sent China's Xi birthday letter every year - court documents

Hampshire said in the statement that Andrew had regular communication with China's Xi in relation to the prince's Pitch@Palace initiative to encourage entrepreneurs. By REUTERS APRIL 4, 2025 20:53 Britain's Prince Andrew sent Chinese President Xi Jinping a letter on his birthday every year as part of a "communication channel" to support the British royal's platform for entrepreneurs, according to court documents published on Friday.The documents came to light following a legal challenge brought by Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo, who was described as a "close confidant" of Andrew and was banned from Britain on the grounds he was a suspected Chinese spy.Yang, who has said that "the widespread description of me as a 'spy' is entirely untrue", is appealing against the rejection of his challenge to the decision to ban him from the country. Documents released by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission on Friday included a witness statement provided by Dominic Hampshire, who became Andrew...