Buckingham Palace was given emails accusing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of leaking state secrets during his time as a UK trade envoy, even as the disgraced former prince was photographed near Sandringham on Thursday with a conspicuous purple bruise around his eye.
The news came after weeks of renewed scrutiny of the King's younger brother. Andrew, 66, has been keeping a notably low profile on the Sandringham Estate following a reported security scare last month, and remains under police investigation over alleged misconduct in public office. He denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged.
