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Style icon, one of Vogue’s most prolific cover stars, Queen of Cool – Kate Moss has been one of the world’s most ubiquitous supermodels ever since she was famously scouted at New York’s JKF Airport at the age of 14.

She was the woman responsible for the skinny jeans that dominated young women’s wardrobes in the noughties, for the queues outside London’s “Big Topshop” (RIP) thanks to her coveted collaboration with the high street chain, and for single-handedly catapulting bare legs and muddy wellies back into the upper echelons of festival fashion.

Now, as Kate Moss celebrates her 50th birthday on 16 January, what better way to mark the cultural impact of one of the most photographed women in the world than with a look-back at her life in pictures.

Britain's supermodels Kate Moss (L) and Naomi Campbell hold hands and chat during the London fashion award ceremony October 19. The award of British Designer of the Year went to designer John Rocha
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Moss became BFFs with fellow British star Naomi Campbell, turning the so-called ‘Big Five’ most bankable supermodels of the era into the ‘Big Six’. Here they are pictured at the London Fashion Awards in 1993

Johnny Depp and Kate Moss pictured in New York in 1994. Pic: John Barrett/MediaPunch/IPX
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The model’s relationship with Hollywood star Johnny Depp in the 1990s kickstarted the world’s fascination with her love life. Pic: John Barrett/MediaPunch/IPX

Supermodel Kate Moss models a dress from the collection by Stella McCartney, a student at Central St. Martins School of Art June 12. McCartney, the daughter of pop-stars -Paul and -Linda McCartney, presented a collection at the Business Design Centre as part of her BA degree in fashion
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When Stella McCartney was a fashion student at Central St Martin’s, having a friend who happened to be one of the most famous models in the world must have helped when it came to presenting her degree collection

Supermodel Kate Moss (R) is surrounded by photographers outside Calvin Klein's first dedicated designer store for Hong Kong September 5. Moss, who models regularly for the designer and features in most of the company's advertising campaigns, flew in especially to mark the occasion.
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Moss became famous for modelling for Calvin Klein, most notably with the now Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg – known to most as ‘Marky Mark’ (of Funky Bunch fame) back then. Here she is surrounded by paps at the opening of a Calvin Klein store

British super model Kate Moss speaks from the podium during the 1996 VH-1 fashion awards in New York City October 24. Moss received an award (front) for Female Model of the Year award.
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Moss was named female model of the year at the 1996 VH-1 fashion awards. She had become known for her slight frame, dubbed ‘heroin chic’, in comparison with the taller, more curvaceous supers of the time such as Claudia Schiffer and Elle Macpherson


British supermodel Kate Moss poses for photographers on the steps of the British Museum, to launch London fashion week September 25. Designers from around the world will be presenting their collections for spring and summer 1998 on 55 catwalk shows and numerous exhibition stands.
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1997 was peak Cool Britannia thanks to Tony Blair’s landslide general election win. First we had Geri Halliwell in her Brits Union Jack tea-towel dress, then Moss served her own tribute to launch London Fashion Week. Things could only get better…

British models Kate Moss (L) and Jade Jagger wait to walk down the catwalk wearing clothes by designer Matthew Williamson, September 26. The show was the first by Williamson at London Fashion Week, and Moss and Jagger waived their modelling fees in return for being allowed to keep the clothes they were wearing. BRITAIN FASHION
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Sitting with fellow model Jade Jagger, Moss is pictured waiting to walk down the catwalk for Matthew Williamson – the pair reportedly waived their fees in order to keep their outfits…

Italian designer Donatella Versace (C) acknowledges the applause with supermodel Naomi Campbell (L) and Kate Moss at the end of Gianni Versace's collection at the Spring/Summer 99 fashion show in Milan in 1998
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Another day, another catwalk: A pink-haired Moss joined forces with Campbell once again for Italian designer Donatella Versace (centre), for Gianni Versace’s Spring/Summer 99 collection show in Milan in 1998

Models Kate Moss (L) and Claudia Schiffer (R) pictured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998
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On the red carpet with fellow super Claudia Schiffer at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998

Designer Julien MacDonald is joined by models Kate Moss (left) and Scary Spice Mel B after a catwalk show as part of London Fashion Week, at the Camden Roundhouse
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Another catwalk, this time for designer Julien MacDonald (centre), walking with stars including Scary Spice Mel B at Camden Roundhouse as part of London Fashion Week in 1999. Spoiler alert: more catwalk pics to come

Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace (centre) alongside British models Kate Moss (left) and Naomi Campbell in 1999
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Another Moss/ Versace/ Campbell reunion in 1999

British supermodel Kate Moss wears an evening dress as part of Gucci Spring/Summer ready-to-wear women's collection 2001 in Milan October 3, 2000. The Milan fashion shows will run until October 6.
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As well as her outfits and relationships, the world has also been obsessed with Moss’s hair. Here she is pulling off a much shorter, more severe do on a Gucci catwalk in Milan in 2000

Model Naomi Campbell, former South African president Nelson Mandela, and behind (L-R) models Erin O'Connor, Kate Moss and Elle Macpherson pictured ahead of a media conference in Barcelona June 30, 2001
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Then came the elfin crop, debuted here alongside former South African president Nelson Mandela and behind fellow supers Naomi Campbell, Erin O’Connor and Elle Macpherson in 2001

British model Kate Moss wears clothes from Sadie Frost and Jemima French who design under the label Frostfrench during their show in the Duke of York Theatre on the first day of London Fashion Week, February 17, 2002
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Moss modelled for pal Sadie Frost for FrostFrench, the label created by Frost and Jemima French, during London Fashion Week in 2002. At this time, she was pregnant with Lila Grace, her daughter with her ex Jefferson Hack, a journalist

British supermodel Kate Moss walks through the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, June 28, 2003. Around 150,000 people are expected to attend the three-day music event, famed for its mud, drugs, and mad antics. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/MD
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You could create a gallery dedicated to Moss’s Glastonbury looks alone. Here she is looking effortlessly cool in what appears to be her first photographed attendance in 2003

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (C) talks to British model Kate Moss (L), author J K Rowling (2L), landmine campaigner Heather Mills-McCartney (2R) and singer Charlotte Church (R) at a reception for women achievers at Buckingham Palace in London, March 11, 2004. REUTERS/POOL/Kent Gavin PP04030052 ASA/JV
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The Queen of Fashion matches the actual Queen in royal blue, at a reception for women achievers held at Buckingham Palace in 2004. Also pictured but not matching the Queen are JK Rowling, Heather Mills and Charlotte Church

A man hangs a portrait of Kate Moss by artist Sam Taylor Wood at Christie's auction house in London in May 2005. President and founder of Jimmy Choo shoes, Tamara Mellon, unveiled a series of nude portraits of women including Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham wearing nothing but Jimmy Choo shoes and Cartier jewellery, to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation
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Immortalised by artist Sam Taylor Wood in Jimmy Choos and Cartier jewellery only. This was one of a series of nude portraits – also including Victoria Beckham – auctioned at Christie’s to raise funds for the Elton John Aids Foundation

Kate Moss and Pete Doherty at Glastonbury, June 2005. Pic: Anna Barclay/Shutterstock
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Glastonbury has hosted headliners from Elton John to Beyonce – but this from 2005, of Moss in a gold mini-dress and wellies, with then boyfriend Pete Doherty, will always be one of the festival’s most famous images. Pic: Anna Barclay/Shutterstock

Man waits at a bus stop in front of an advertising poster featuring British supermodel Kate Moss in central London REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Moss has been the face of many brands over the years, including Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle. See also: Calvin Klein, Rimmel – get the London look – and even Diet Coke

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen at the end of his Spring/Summer 2006 collection in Paris, Oct 7 2005. His shirt logo refers to Kate Moss after photos her apparently snorting cocaine in a London music studio were published in the Daily Mirror. Soon after she lost contracts with H&M, Burberry and Chanel. Pic: AP/Remy de la Mauviniere
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In 2005, she was dropped by some brands after photos of her apparently taking cocaine were published in the Daily Mirror. Designer Alexander McQueen came out in support of the model with this T-shirt at one of his catwalk shows a few weeks later

A holographic image of Kate Moss floats in yards of rippling fabric at the presentation of the Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2006/2007 ready-to-wear collection in Paris March 3, 2006. British designer McQueen had an image of the supermodel emerge out of smoke in a holographic installation at his ready-to-wear show on Friday, paying tribute to Moss, who lost advertising contracts after a cocaine scandal last year. Picture taken March 3, 2006. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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In recent years, several stars who have died have been brought back to life through holograms. Kate Moss, though, is a woman so famous she gets one while she is alive – this was at an Alexander McQueen show in Paris in 2006

Model Kate Moss arrives at the Unique fashion show by Topshop in London September 17, 2006. One of the main backers of London Fashion Week on Sunday rejected British government calls for a ban on wafer-thin models as the fashion industry faced a furore over its catwalks. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN)
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Moss pictured at the Unique fashion show by Topshop in London in September 2006. We smell a collab coming on…

An woman looks at "Marilyn 29" (L) by artist Andy Warhol and "Kate Moss (Black)" and "Kate Moss (Yellow)" by Banksy, part of the exhibition Warhol vs Banksy at The Hospital in Covent Garden, London, August 9, 2007. It is the first joint exhibition of the two artists and runs until September 1, 2007. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN)
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Moss has been the subject of many works of art over the years, including by Banksy – who immortalised the model Andy Warhol-style

Model Kate Moss and boyfriend Jamie Hince leave after his band The Kills played at the Glastonbury Festival 2008 in Somerset in southwest England June 27, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN)
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After her split with Doherty, Moss went on to date Jamie Hince of The Kills. Here they are pictured after the band’s performance at Glastonbury in 2008

British model Kate Moss arrives with Jaime Winstone to watch her boyfriend Jamie Hince play with the The Kills on stage at Glastonbury Music Festival, Glastonbury, England, Saturday, June 25, 2011. More than 170,000 ticket-holders have arrived at Worthy Farm for the 41st festival. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
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More Glastonbury, this time pictured with burglar-inspired onesie-wearer Jaime Winstone in 2011, when The Kills were playing once again

Model Kate Moss accepts the British Male Solo Artist award on behalf of David Bowie as musician Noel Gallagher looks on at the BRIT Awards in 2014
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In 2014, Moss accepted a Brit award on behalf of her friend David Bowie, with the prize presented by Noel Gallagher. The singer wanted someone who could pull off his famous Ziggy Stardust playsuit – there could only be one choice

Models Cara Delevingne (L) and Kate Moss arrive to attend the presentation of the Burberry Spring/Summer 2015 collection during London Fashion Week September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: FASHION ENTERTAINMENT)
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Moss, an icon of British modelling, pictured with the then up-and-coming Cara Delevingne at the presentation of a Burberry Spring/Summer collection in 2014. Delevingne later credited Moss with helping her at the start of her career

A costume worn by model Kate Moss for the 2013 photograph "Body Armour" is displayed next to a copy of the image at a press viewing of the artist's exhibition "Allen Jones RA" at the Royal Academy of Arts in London November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
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Another iconic look – this one is a costume worn by Moss for the 2013 photograph Body Armour, by pop artist Allen Jones, displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 2014

Kate Moss during the filming of a music video for 'The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'
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The model channelled the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll when she starred in a specially filmed music video for The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley, wearing four of his most famous looks – including the black leather suit from his 1968 Comeback Special

Stella McCartney (L) and Kate Moss arrive for the world premiere of "Absolutely Fabulous" at Leicester Square in London, Britain June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
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Moss has starred as herself in several TV shows and films, most notably the big screen debut of Absolutely Fabulous in 2016. She reportedly performed her own stunts, falling off a wall into the Thames. Pal Stella McCartney also co-starred as herself

A bust of Kate Moss in solid 18-carat gold by Marc Quinn on show as part of the forthcoming Midas Touch auction, dedicated entirely to gold, Sotheby's, London
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Another Moss artwork, this one a solid 18-carat gold bust by Marc Quinn which was shown as part of the Midas Touch auction, dedicated entirely to gold, at Sotheby’s in London in 2018

Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala - Met Gala - Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals - New York City, U.S. - May 6, 2019 - Rita Ora, Marc Jacobs, and Kate Moss. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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Another pic with friend Rita Ora, this one at the Met Gala with designer Marc Jacobs in 2019. The theme? Camp: Notes on Fashion

Kate Moss and Patsy Kensit take part in a parade during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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With open-top buses representing different decades touring London for the Queen’s Jubilee in 2022, it was Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell leading the 1990s party bus that we all wanted to see (apologies to Sir Cliff and Gary Lineker)

Kate Moss, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker attend the Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2022 collection presentation at the Skyline Drive-In during New York Fashion Week in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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Kate Moss was enlisted to model for Kim Kardashian’s Skims in 2021. Sadly, Sky News’ Moss 50th pic budget doesn’t stretch to those images, so here she is keeping up with Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker at New York Fashion Week in 2022

Kate Moss, right, and Nikolai von Bismarck arrive for the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2023 fashion collection presented Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 in Paris. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Moss has been in a relationship with Count Nikolai von Bismarck for several years. Here, they are pictured at a Saint Laurent show in Paris in 2022. Pic: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Lila Grace Moss and Kate Moss at the Met Gala in 2023. Pic: DPRF/STAR MAX/IPx/AP
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Imagine having a mum who takes you to the Met Gala? Pic: DPRF/STAR MAX/IPx/AP

Pic: Tim Walker / British Vogue
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And makes you her Vogue wing-woman? Pic: Tim Walker/British Vogue

Kate Moss attends The Albies hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice at the New York Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Happy birthday, Kate Moss! Thanks for your service. Pic: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP


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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

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Russell Brand has been charged with rape and two counts of sexual assault between 1999 and 2005.

The Metropolitan Police say the 50-year-old comedian, actor and author has also been charged with one count of oral rape and one count of indecent assault.

The charges relate to four women.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday 2 May.

Police have said Brand is accused of raping a woman in the Bournemouth area in 1999 and indecently assaulting a woman in the Westminster area of London in 2001.

He is also accused of orally raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Westminster in 2004.

The fourth charge alleges that a woman was sexually assaulted in Westminster between 2004 and 2005.

Police began investigating Brand, from Oxfordshire, in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations.

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The comedian has previously denied the accusations, and said all his sexual relationships were “absolutely always consensual”.

Met Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, who is leading the investigation, said: “The women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers.

“The Met’s investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.”

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Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies

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​​​​​​​The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut off the crucial supply of ingredients keeping them running. 

Jingye, the owner of British Steel in Scunthorpe, has, according to union representatives, cancelled future orders for the iron ore, coal and other raw materials needed to keep the furnaces running.

The upshot is that they may have to close next month – even sooner than the earliest date suggested for its closure.

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The fate of the blast furnaces – the last two domestic sources of virgin steel, made from iron ore rather than recycled – is likely to be determined in a matter of days, with the Department for Business and Trade now actively pondering nationalisation.

The upshot is that even as Britain contends with a trade war across the Atlantic, it is now working against the clock to secure the future of steelmaking at Scunthorpe.

British Steel proceesing

The talks between the government and Jingye broke down last week after the Chinese company, which bought British Steel out of receivership in 2020, rejected a £500m offer of public money to replace the existing furnaces with electric arc furnaces.

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The sum is the same one it offered to Tata Steel, which has shut down the other remaining UK blast furnaces in Port Talbot and is planning to build electric furnaces – which have far lower carbon emissions.

These steel workers could soon be out of work
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These steel workers could soon be out of work

However, the owners argue that the amount is too little to justify extra investment at Scunthorpe, and said last week they were now consulting on the date of shutting both the blast furnaces and the attached steelworks.

Since British Steel is the main provider of steel rails to Network Rail – as well as other construction steels available from only a few sites in the world – the closure would leave the UK more reliant on imports for critical infrastructure sites.

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However, since the site belongs to its Chinese owners, a decision to nationalise the site would involve radical steps government officials are wary of taking.

They also fear leaving taxpayers exposed to a potentially loss-making business for the long run.

British Steel

The dilemma has been heightened by the sharp turn in geopolitical sentiment following Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The incipient trade war and threatened cut in American support to Europe have sparked fresh calls for countries to act urgently to secure their own supplies of critical materials, especially those used for defence and infrastructure.

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Gareth Stace, head of UK Steel, the industry lobby group, said: “Talks seem to have broken down between government and British Steel.

“My advice to government is: please, Jonathan Reynolds, Business Secretary, get back round that negotiating table, thrash out a deal, and if a deal can’t be found in the next few days, then I fear for the very future of the sector, but also here for Scunthorpe steelworks.”

British Steel declined to comment.

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Prince Andrew’s Pitch@Palace branded ‘crude attempt to enrich himself’ as Chinese spy documents set to be released

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Prince Andrew’s efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a “crude attempt to enrich himself” at the expense of “unsuspecting tech founders”, as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.

Today is the deadline for documents to be released relating to Prince Andrew‘s former senior adviser Dominic Hampshire and his interactions with the alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.

In February, an immigration tribunal heard how the intelligence services had contacted Mr Hampshire about Mr Yang back in 2022. Mr Yang helped set up Pitch@Palace China, a branch of the duke’s scheme to help young entrepreneurs.

The alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, has links with Prince Andrew
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The alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, has links with Prince Andrew

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Yang Tengbo. Pic: Pitch@Palace

Judges banned Mr Yang from the UK, saying his association with a senior royal had made Prince Andrew “vulnerable” and posed a threat to national security. Mr Yang challenged that decision at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC).

Since that hearing, media organisations have applied for certain documents relating to the case and Mr Hampshire’s support for Mr Yang to be made public. SIAC agreed to release some information of public interest. It is hoped they may include more details on deals that he was trying to do on behalf of Prince Andrew.

So what do we know about potential deals for Pitch@Palace so far?

In February, Sky News confirmed that palace officials had a meeting last summer with tech funding company StartupBootcamp to discuss a potential tie-up between them and Prince Andrew relating to his Pitch@Palace project.

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The palace wasn’t involved in the fine details of a deal but wanted guarantees to make sure it wouldn’t impact the Royal Family in the future. Sky News understands from one source that the price being discussed for Pitch was around £750,000 – there are, however, reports that a deal may have stalled.

Photos we found on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce website show an event held in Asia between StartupBootcamp and Innovate Global, believed to be an offshoot of Pitch.

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Documents, released in relation to the investigations into Mr Tengbo, have also shown how much the duke has always seen Pitch as a way of potentially making money. One document from 21 August 2021 clearly states “the duke needed money at the time, and saw the relationships with China through Pitch as one possible source of funding”.

But Prince Andrew’s apparent intention to use Pitch to make money has led to concerns about whether he is unfairly using the contacts and information he gained when he was a working royal.

Norman Baker, former MP and author of books on royal finances, believes it is “a crude attempt to enrich himself” and goes against what the tech entrepreneurs thought they were signing up for.

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He told Sky News: “The data given by these business people was given on the basis it was an official operation and not something for Prince Andrew, and so in my view, Prince Andrew had no right legally or morally to take the data which has been collected, a huge amount of data, and sell it…

“And quite clearly if you’re going to sell it off to StartupBootcamp, that is not what people had in mind. The entrepreneurs who joined Pitch@Palace did not do so to enrich Prince Andrew,” he said.

Rich Wilson was one tech entrepreneur who was approached at the start of Pitch@Palace to sign up, but he stepped away when he spotted a clause in the contract saying they’d be entitled to 2% equity in any funding he secured.

He feels Prince Andrew is continuing to use those he made a show of supporting.

He said: “It makes me feel sick. I think it’s terrible – that he is continuing to exploit unsuspecting tech founders in this way. A lot of them, I’m quite grey and old in the tooth now, I saw it coming, but clearly most didn’t. And a lot of them were quite young.

“It’ll be their first venture and you’re learning on the trot, so to speak. So to take advantage of people in such a major way – that’s an awful, sickening thing to do.”

We approached StartupBootcamp who said they had no comment to make, and the Duke of York’s office did not respond.

With reports that a deal may have stalled, it could be a big setback for the duke – especially with questions still about how he’ll continue to pay for his home on the Windsor estate now that the King no longer gives him financial support.

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