Prince Andrew’s 'Chinese spy' pal knew how to get into his Royal Lodge home 'unnoticed'

Controversial royal Prince Andrew suffered another humiliation after a note from one of his top advisors sent to a Chinese national believed to be a spy revealed they could sneak people in and out of 'the House of Windsor'

An alleged Chinese spy with close ties to controversial Prince Andrew reportedly knew how to sneak in and out of his Royal Lodge home 'unnoticed'.

The claim comes after photos emerged of the Duke of York, 64, and the alleged spy, a former civil servant known as H6, at an event. The appearance of the pair together raised questions as H6 has subsequently been banned from entering the UK.

Tory ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman in July 2023 deemed him an agent who engaged in "deceptive activity" and worked on behalf of the Chinese Community Party, which controls China. Conservative former security minister Tom Tugendhat feared the royal could have been "vulnerable" to the alleged agent's influence.

Reports the alleged spy was aware of how to funnel people in and out of Andrew's residence came to light in a letter penned by Andrew's top advisor Dominic Hampshire to the Chinese national. Mr Hampshire reportedly continued working for Andrew after MI5 found the note on the alleged spy's phone in 2020.

The letter read: "I hope that it is clear to you where you sit with my principal (Andrew) and indeed his family. You should never underestimate the strength of that relationship.

"You sit at the very top of a tree many people would like to be on. Under your guidance, we found a way to get the relevant people unnoticed in and out of the house in Windsor."

Mr Hampshire also confirmed the alleged spy could act for Andrew in conversations with Chinese investors. The note had been sent nearly a year after Andrew withdrew from official royal duties after he paid damages to Virginia Roberts-Giuffre, one of billionaire American and the Duke's close friend Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

Prince Andrew's office responded: "The Duke ceased all contact after concerns were raised. He met through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed."

The Mirror has also contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Andrew's alleged ties to the Chinese spy is yet another humiliation for the Royal Family, which has acted to reduce the prince's public appearances following his disastrous grilling by journalist Emily Maitlis in his infamous BBC Newsnight interview where he discussed his relationship to Epstein. The interview, from five years ago, is widely view to have effectively ended his public role within the Royal Family following mounting pressure over his ties to Epstein.

It sent shockwaves around the world as Andrew declined to say he regretted having been associated to the convicted sex offender. He also infamously recalled a visit to a Pizza Express and that he was medically unable to sweat, in effect denying a claim made by Mrs Roberts-Giuffre that she had seen him sweat in a nightclub.

Mrs Roberts-Giufree went on to sue Andrew for sexual assault. In a lawsuit filed in New York, she alleged to have been forced to have several sexual encounters with Andrew in the 200s when she was 17 after she was sex trafficked by Epstein.