Prince Andrew ‘extremely upset’ at skipping Christmas at Sandringham over ‘spy’ scandal

ok.co.uk:

A royal expert has claimed that Prince Andrew will be feeling “extremely upset” amid reports that he won’t be joining fellow members of the Royal Family for their annual Christmas celebrations at Sandringham.The allegations come after he confirmed that he’d "ceased all contact" with a businessman who is accused of being a Chinese spy.

According to a statement from the royal’s office, he cut contact as soon as concerns were raised. It added that Prince Andrew met the individual through official channels” and “nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed”.

Meanwhile the Chinese businessman has denied being a spy and said he’d “done nothing wrong or unlawful”. Speaking exclusively to OK!

former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explained how the recent headlines are “another embarrassing row” involving the royal and that King Charles would have “hated” to have had to uninvite him from the Sandringham gathering. “Andrew would have had to be living on another planet to be unaware of the furore surrounding his association with an alleged spy.