Britain's Prince Andrew is facing calls to explain why he received payments linked to an alleged fraudster. Photo: Reuters/Toby MelvillePrince Andrew is facing questions over why a Turkish “fraudster” was handed a Pitch@Palace award. Selman Turk received the Pitch@Palace People’s Choice Award just nine days before he arranged a transfer of £750,000 into Prince Andrew’s account, which was described as a “wedding gift” for Princess Beatrice. It has since emerged that Mr Turk and Prince Andrew had become friends by the summer of 2019 but their relationship was not disclosed at the event. A director from one of the rival companies said: “I think there was a little bit of surprise that [Heyman AI] won the People’s Choice Award.

Source: Irish Independent April 05, 2022 01:45 UTC