Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, has been accused of offering to sell access to Russian President Vladimir Putin
In an investigation conducted by British news outlets Channel 4 and The Sunday Times, two undercover reporters posed as South Korean executives wanting Michael’s help with their fake gold investment company, which was dubbed House of Haedong.
The investigation was looking into allegations that Michael, 78, and his business associate Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, were “secretly trading on their links to the notorious Russian regime of President Putin.”
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The Sunday Times reports that Michael held up his connection to Russia, saying it “could bring some benefit” and mentioned that he had once been awarded the prestigious Order of Friendship by the Russian presidency.