Chinese spy claims add to Prince Andrew's woes

A former UK security minister said Friday that it was "extremely embarrassing" that a suspected Chinese spy had become a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.

The story dominated the UK's front pages on Friday, the latest humiliation for a prince whose reputation is already in tatters over his ties to accused sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Judges on Thursday upheld a ban on the businessman, identified only as H6, from entering the country, and said the prince's troubles had left him "vulnerable" to exploitation.