The Duke of York will not be attending the traditional Royal Family pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, according to royal sources.

He had already pulled out of attending the Christmas gathering at Sandringham in Norfolk over Christmas.

It comes after Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo, who had links to the prince, was barred from the UK on grounds of national security.

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