Prince Andrew asked to attend King Charles' lunch discreetly: report

King Charles has made a big change as he is set to  host his family for the annual pre-Christmas lunch.

According to HELLO!, the monarch, who hosted the lunch at the Windsor Castle for two years is now arranging it in the Buckingham Palace.

It said the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Mike and Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and their families are likely to be among the guests.

Citing a report in The Sunday Times, HELLO wrote that Prince Andrew  has been asked to make a discreet arrival and exit from the party amid his latest scandal.

Regarding Prince William and Kate Middleton. it said the couple and their three children may also attend if Prince William and Kate haven't already retreated to their Norfolk abode, Anmer Hall, for the school holidays.

Andrew is facing intense media scrutiny after revelations that a close Chinese business associate of the scandal-hit younger brother of King Charles was thought by the British government to be a Chinese spy.

In a court ruling on Thursday, it was disclosed that the businessman, known only as H6, had been banned from Britain on national security grounds because the authorities suspected he was working clandestinely for Beijing to forge close contacts with prominent British figures.