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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Prince Andrew to miss royal family Christmas after links to alleged Chinese spy emerge

Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew attends the royal family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham in 2023. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

The Duke of York is to stay away from the royal family’s traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham this year amid the controversy surrounding his links to an alleged Chinese spy.

Andrew, 64, will miss the festivities at the private Norfolk estate of his brother, King Charles, where 45 members of their family had been expected to spend Christmas Day.

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