The Guardian-Prince Andrew to miss royal family Christmas after links to alleged Chinese spy emerge
December 16, 2024 2 min 341 words
英国《卫报》在报道中称，由于被曝与一名疑似中国间谍的关系，约克公爵安德鲁王子将不参加王室在桑德灵厄姆的传统圣诞聚会。 评论： 这篇报道以耸人听闻的标题和导语吸引读者眼球，并试图将安德鲁王子与一名被英国政府禁止入境的疑似中国间谍联系起来，影射安德鲁王子与中国间谍有密切关系，但实际上，报道中并没有提供任何实质性证据来证明这一点。此外，报道中称安德鲁王子与疑似间谍是通过“官方渠道”认识的，且王子办公室也声明从未讨论过任何敏感信息。因此，这篇报道有刻意抹黑中国炒作间谍话题之嫌，存在一定程度的偏见和误导。报道应秉持客观公正的原则，不应以猜测和影射为手段制造舆论。
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.
Last week, a high court hearing revealed that the alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who was banned from the UK, was said to have been a “close” confidant of Andrew.
Yang, a businessman whose identity was previously protected by an anonymity order, was named after a judge lifted the ban on Monday.
In a statement, Yang denied suggestions he was involved in espionage and said he had “done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the Home Office against me are ill-founded”.
The businessman had visited the UK regularly, attending events at a series of royal residences, including Andrew’s birthday party at his home.
According to court documents, Yang was so close to the duke that he was authorised to act on his behalf in an international financial initiative with potential partners and investors in China.
Andrew’s office said last week he had stopped all contact with the man, whom he had met through “official channels” with “nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed”.
The prince’s ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, will also miss Christmas at Sandringham, in what will be seen as a show of solidarity for her former husband.
The pair are said to be preparing to spend the day together at Royal Lodge, the home they share in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
It is not yet known whether Andrew will attend Charles’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch for the extended family at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who have young families, had already planned to spend Christmas with their respective in-laws this year for the first time, sources said.