Ex-Prince Andrew to Get His First Taste of Court Testimony
Summary
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been summoned to give evidence in a High Court case brought by Nebahat İşbilen against her former financial adviser, Selman Turk. The case concerns a £750,000 payment to Mountbatten-Windsor; İşbilen and Turk give different accounts of why she made it, and Mountbatten-Windsor has not been accused in the case.Key Facts
- A High Court judge granted Turk permission to call Mountbatten-Windsor as a witness.
- İşbilen alleges Turk mismanaged her money and falsely told her the payment was for help with her Turkish passport.
- Turk denies wrongdoing and says İşbilen made the payment on her own initiative, hoping to build goodwill with Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Mountbatten-Windsor used the £750,000 payment to fund a Swiss ski chalet, according to the article.
- The article says this is the first court summons issued to a member of the British royal family since 1870.
- The case is separate from a Thames Valley Police investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office against Mountbatten-Windsor, which he denies.
- The trial was due to begin in November, with Mountbatten-Windsor’s evidence expected in mid-December.
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