Campaign group report Prince Andrew to police over 'false' business name claim

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The Duke of York has been reported to the constabulary by anti-monarchist radical Republic, arsenic it claims a "false name" was utilized successful registering Prince Andrew's concern interests.

The sanction "Andrew Inverness" was utilized successful registration details with Companies House implicit a decennary agone - the sanction a notation to 1 of Prince Andrew's lesser-known titles, the Earl of Inverness.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed it had received a study relating to a Companies House filing.

"This study volition present beryllium assessed to find whether immoderate further enactment is required. There is nary probe astatine this aboriginal stage," said a Met spokesman.

Graham Smith, main enforcement serviceman of the Republic group, said helium had reported Prince Andrew to the constabulary implicit the alleged filing of mendacious accusation with Companies House - though helium added determination was nary proposition of fraud.

"The royals look to judge they tin enactment with impunity," said Mr Smith.

"The evident filing of mendacious accusation with Companies House whitethorn look trivial, but the UK faces superior issues of fraud committed successful this way.

"While nary specified fraud is alleged here, surely Andrew indispensable beryllium held to the highest standards.

"As it is an offence nether the Companies Act to record mendacious accusation determination indispensable surely beryllium a nationalist involvement successful pursuing the substance erstwhile it's specified a precocious illustration fig allegedly doing it.

"We expect the constabulary to prosecute this substance without fearfulness oregon favour, thing they look to conflict with erstwhile it comes to the royals."

A spokesperson for Companies House said it would not remark connected idiosyncratic companies oregon filings.

But it's understood that the authorities successful spot erstwhile the firms were registered was the Companies Act of 1985 - and that included a three-year clip bounds for ineligible challenges implicit accusation filed with Companies House and that "no enactment tin beryllium brought aft this".

Republic describes Prince Andrew's "real name" arsenic being Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

But arsenic good arsenic the rubric of Duke of York, Prince Andrew was fixed the titles Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh by Queen Elizabeth II successful 1986 erstwhile helium joined Sarah Ferguson.

Royals person antecedently been known to usage titles arsenic surnames.

For instance, Prince Harry was known successful the Army arsenic "Captain Harry Wales" and Prince William was "Flight Lieutenant William Wales" during his clip successful the RAF.

And Prince Andrew's usage of Andrew Inverness had antecedently been reported, including by the BBC, which had followed the contented of utilizing his Scottish rubric when helium was carrying retired engagements successful Scotland.

Prince Andrew's bureau has been approached for comment.

The claims by the Republic radical travel the contention implicit Prince Andrew's links with a Chinese businessman, Yang Tengbo, who was excluded from the UK implicit information concerns.

It prompted scrutiny of Prince Andrew's finances - and the Republic radical has present challenged the usage of "Andrew Inverness" successful registration details implicit the past 2 decades.

For the institution Naples Gold, "Andrew Inverness", who is described arsenic a "consultant", was utilized successful registration details from 2003, with the steadfast having subsequently been dissolved successful 2021.

Another firm, Urramoor Limited, had the sanction "HRH Andrew Inverness" arsenic a "person with important control", successful details from 2006. An exertion to onslaught disconnected and dissolve this steadfast was made past week.

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