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.
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Prince Michael of Kent has been caught offering investors access to the Kremlin, according to a Sunday Times and Channel 4 investigation.
Prince Michael of Kent is a member of the British royal family, he is Queen Elizabeth s first cousin.
According to reports the prince told undercover reporters that for a fee he could make confidential representations to Russian President Vladimir Putin s entourage.
Queen Elizabeth s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, has been caught offering investors access to the Kremlin in exchange for personal gain, according to a Sunday Times and Channel 4 investigation.
The embarassing claims come at a time of disastrous relations between London and Moscow, notably after the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in England.
Queen Elizabeth s cousin offers to sell access to Putin: Report Agence France-Presse
Queen Elizabeth s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, has been caught offering investors access to the Kremlin in exchange for personal gain, according to a Sunday Times and Channel 4 investigation.
The embarassing claims come at a time of disastrous relations between London and Moscow, notably after the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in England.
Prince Michael told undercover reporters posing as investors from South Korea in a virtual meeting that for £10,000 (11,500 euros) a day he could make confidential representations to Russian President Vladimir Putin s entourage.
Channel 4 s Dispatches programme and the weekly newspaper set up a fake South Korean gold company House of Haedong.