Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, allegedly received “suspicious” payments of over £1 million by a suspected fraudster.
The Duke of York and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, have been linked to a High Court battle over missing money after allegedly receiving money on the orders of former Goldman Sachs banker Selman Turk as part of a £40 million international fraud.
The payments are said to have included a £750 000 “gift” to Andrew from Nebahat Evyap Isbilen, a 76-year-old Turkish millionairess, who was told the sum was to pay for help with a passport in order to flee political persecution but now believes that was “false”.
The first sum was given to the duke on 15 November, 2019, days after Turk had won an award at Andrew’s Pitch@Palace business competition, and Mrs. Isbilen has told the High Court she believes the payment was connected to the banker’s appearance at the event at St. James’ Palace.
The woman, who had intended the royal event, which she believes may have been at the invitation of Turk, said in her witness statement: “I can only wonder if there is any connection between this event and the Duke of York transfer.
Court documents obtained by the Daily Telegraph newspaper showed Mrs. Isbilen’s lawyer, Jonathan Tickner, wrote to Andrew in March last year but he “declined” to respond to any questions or give any account of his relationship with Turk. He has repaid the £750 000.
Additional payments totalling £350 000 to Andrew that have been linked to Turk were made to the prince through the account of a third party, Alphabet Capital Ltd., which also paid out £225 000 to Sarah.
Source: IOL
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