Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been called upon to give evidence in a fraud trial in London’s High Court in December.
The 66-year-old is expected to face a number of questions when he appears either in person or via video, the BBC reports.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been summed to give evidence in a fraud case in London’s High Court, in December. AP
The case centres on a wealthy Turkish woman who alleges she was cheated by her former financial adviser.
King Charles’ brother is not accused of wrongdoing, but is likely to face questions about his financial arrangements, the BBC’s Sean Coughlan reports.
He is understood to have received some of the disputed payments in the case, including a transfer of £750,000 (approx. $1.43m), the BBC reports.
Andrew was issued with a summons earlier this week after a judge gave permission for him to be called as a witness.
The case is due to begin in mid-November and Andrew is likely to be called as a witness around December 15.
BBC reports Turkish businessman Selman Turk is accused of using Nebahat Isbilen’s wealth to his own advantage, an allegation he strongly denies.
Andrew is being called to give evidence related to disputed questions about the handling of Isbilen’s money.
Isbilen claims she was misled by Turk into paying £750,000 (approx. $1.43m) to Andrew, believing it was for help with a passport.
He’s the first British royal since the 19th Century to be sent a witness summons. Getty
Turk says the payment was a gift made on Isbilen’s own initiative to create goodwill with Andrew and had nothing to do with a passport.
The money was transferred in November 2019, the day after Andrew recorded his BBC Newsnight interview. Days later he stepped back from public royal duties.
Two years later, in 2021, Isbilen’s lawyers contacted the then-Prince Andrew and the money had been paid back.
According to the BBC, the court documents show another payment from Isbilen’s account, around £768,000 (approx. $1.47m), in January 2020 will be examined. Turk has claimed it was a loan to Andrew for the purchase of a chalet in Switzerland, which Isbilen has contested.
Andrew is expected to be questioned about a payment he received after recording his BBC interview in 2019. BBC
Andrew and Turk met in 2019 through the now-defunct Pitch@Palace project, created by the then-Duke of York.
When Andrew appears to give evidence, whether in person or via video link, the occasion will mark his first public questioning since his Newsnight interview.
He is also believed to be the first British royal since the 19th Century to be summed as a witness in a court case.
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