Prince Michael does not receive money from the civil list and earns a living acting as chairman of his own private company, which offers consultancy advice. Responding to programme, Prince Michael's office said: "Prince Michael receives no public funding and earns his own living through a consultancy company that he has run for over 40 years. "Prince Michael has no special relationship with President Putin. "They last met in June 2003 and Prince Michael has had no contact with him or his office since then. "For the record, the Sambo event which was eight years ago was my event and Prince Michael was simply my guest along with many other people."

Source: Daily Mirror May 10, 2021 23:15 UTC