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Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen’s cousin and an honorary military patron, has been caught in a media sting offering to sell South Korean gold traders his royal access to the Russian Kremlin.
Prince Michael, 78, who is also a member of the Russian aristocracy and is related to the last Tsar, Nicholas II, told undercover reporters posing as South Korean investment executives he was “very excited” to work with them, including making a speech from his Kensington Palace home in exchange for US$200,000, and making introductions on a future trip to Russia in exchange for $50,000. The idea was to help the company emphasize the links between gold and monarchy.