Buckingham Palace was involved in a meeting about the future of Prince Andrew's tech project Pitch@Palace Global, as part of discussions about his future funding, Sky News has learned.
But it is now understood that last summer, at a time when King Charles was still funding his brother, a meeting took place with Startupbootcamp, a Dutch company that funds startup businesses around the world, that was interested in the Pitch@Palace Global network.
Sky News has seen documents released as part of the recent Chinese spy investigation that show, since 2019, the Duke's intention to carry on with Pitch@Palace in some form.
In recent weeks, documents released as part of court proceedings involving an alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, have thrown light on the extent to which the Duke of York and his advisors have been keen to resurrect his Dragons' Den-style project as a "possible source of funding".
Described as "Dragons' Den-style" events for tech startups, Pitch@Palace was set up in 2014 and seen as Prince Andrew's charitable project, helping connect entrepreneurs with potential investors.
