The Duke of York will not be attending the traditional Royal Family pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, according to royal sources.
He had already pulled out of attending the Christmas gathering at Sandringham in Norfolk.
It comes after Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo, who had links to the prince, was revealed to have been barred from the UK after concerns about national security risks.
Prince Andrew has said that he had ceased contact with Mr Yang.
Royal sources suggested the prince felt staying away from the lunch at Buckingham Palace was the right thing to do – and that his ex-wife, the Duchess of York, had helped to advise him in that decision.
It is understood the…