The High Court action centers on allegations by Nebahat Isbilen, who claims former financial adviser Selman Turk misused her substantial wealth. Turk denies any dishonesty, and his defense team successfully petitioned the court to summon Mountbatten-Windsor as a witness. The broader proceedings, presided over by Justice Adam Johnson, will commence in mid-November before the royal testimony takes place around mid-December.
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The scheduled appearance marks the first time Mountbatten-Windsor will face public questi…: The scheduled appearance marks the first time Mountbatten-Windsor will face public questioning since his 2019 BBC Newsnight interview.
Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of any wrongdoing in the ongoing civil fraud proceedin…: Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of any wrongdoing in the ongoing civil fraud proceedings.
The court will scrutinize a contested January 2020 payment of approximately £768,000 link…: The court will scrutinize a contested January 2020 payment of approximately £768,000 linked to a Swiss chalet purchase.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been served with a summons compelling him to give evidence in a fraud trial in the High Court on or around 15 December, the BBC understands
The witness summons will see him giving evidence and taking questions, in a case in which a wealthy woman alleges she was cheated by her former financial adviser.
Mountbatten-Windsor is not accused of wrongdoing, but he could face difficult questions about his financial arrangements as it is said that he was in receipt of some of the disputed payments, including a transfer to him of £750,000.
His court appearance will be the first public questioning Mountbatten-Windsor has faced since his BBC Newsnight interview in 2019.
It is also believed that Mountbatten-Windsor is the first royal since the 19th Century to be sent such a witness summons.
Such an unusual royal moment is likely to receive widespread media coverage - not least for the opportunity to hear the former Duke of York's first public comments since being stripped of his titles.
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