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The 66-year-old was released under investigation, but any desire to regain a foothold among the Arab elite appears to have been thwarted as the region is bombarded daily with bombs and missiles. It is now believed Donald Trump While the conflict there continues, it is preparing for its “major” offensive against Iran. mirror reports.
Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson also has contacts in the Middle East and she and Andrew left the Royal Lodge last year. A source said: “It is not possible for any of them to go to the Gulf and Middle East region for a long time. It is very dangerous for them, as it is for everyone else.”
It’s a new setback for father-of-two Andrew, who was revealed this week to believe it was “deeply unfair for people to turn on him” during the Jeffrey Epstein dossier scandal. The former duke, who served as a helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy, vehemently denies any wrongdoing.
A British diplomatic source who has previously socialized with Yorkists in the Gulf told the Daily Mail: “It is unthinkable that they would visit the area now while the war is going on and of course it could be an indefinite war.”
Andrew has long known that the Middle East, with its billionaire sheikhs and emirs, could be a profitable source of wealth for both him and those around him.
His connections with Abu Dhabi’s royal family date back to his time at Scottish public school Gordonstoun, where he befriended Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, now president of the UAE and known to Andrew as MBZ. His family is among the richest in the world, with an estimated fortune of £225 billion.
They also own a large property portfolio in London and own a majority stake in Manchester City Football Club.
Andrew’s associations proved particularly useful when, after retiring from the Royal Navy in 2001, he was appointed as the United Kingdom’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment; Critics of this role claim that he later used it to benefit himself financially. Andrew denies any wrongdoing.
