Prince Andrew business dealings hidden like ‘whack-a-mole'

Prince Andrew’s business associations and financial standing has been concealed in official documents, it is revealed.

Royal author Andrew Lownie, who has made requests to get access to Andrew’s business dealings from Whitehall departments, has been turned down.

“I used to write about the intelligence services, and I found that was a lot easier, a lot more open and transparent than the Royal Family," he told Sky News.

"I have tried, through the Freedom Information Act, to get access to any of the paperwork for Andrew, a special representative between 2001 and 2011 when he was taxpayer-funded, a public servant.

"It's like playing whack-a-mole. It's real Yes Minister stuff, anything to avoid releasing this information."

Meanwhile, a Department for Business and Trade spokesperson said: "The department has complied with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act and Public Records Act and maintains that information has been withheld in accordance with the acts.”