Prince Andrew is facing fresh controversy after it emerged an alleged Chinese spy, who has now been banned from Britain by MI5, was close enough to the royal circle to attend the Duke of York's birthday party.

It is fair to say that Prince Andrew has always had poor taste in friends. Notoriously, and reputation-shreddingly, he consorted with Jeffrey Epstein long after the latter’s disgrace. There is a

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.