Prince Andrew's senior aide admitted to an alleged Chinese spy that the Duke of York's 2019 Newsnight interview was a disaster, according to court documents. Files reveal how Andrew's aide, Dominic Hampshire,

Prince Andrew's senior aide Dominic Hampshire is said to have told an alleged Chinese spy with links to the Duke of York that his car crash Newsnight interview had been a disaster

Dominic Hampshire, a close friend and adviser to the Duke, wrote to Yang Tengbo, an alleged Chinese spy, thanking him for standing by the embattled Duke in the aftermath of the November 2019 interview, which saw him forced to step back from public duties.

A senior adviser to the Duke of York told an alleged Chinese spy later banned from the UK that Andrew's Newsnight interview had been "ill advised", newly released documents show.