Prince Andrew has suffered further embarrassment after the charities regulator questioned payments to his former private secretary.
https://www.ft.com/content/03d8400b-38a1-433e-9729-c264857d11e0
"The Charity Commission, which regulates non-profit organisations in England and Wales, intervened over payments made to Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew’s long-serving private secretary who left shortly after his disastrous interview with BBC Newsnight last year.
Ms Thirsk was a trustee of the prince’s umbrella organisation, the Prince Andrew Charitable Trust (PACT), as well as a director of its profitmaking subsidiaries, including Pitch@Palace, his venture for introducing entrepreneurs and investors.
The Charity Commission tightly controls the use of philanthropic funds to pay trustees."
£355,297 was paid to Mrs Thirsk over five years.
https://www.ft.com/content/03d8400b-38a1-433e-9729-c264857d11e0
"The Charity Commission, which regulates non-profit organisations in England and Wales, intervened over payments made to Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew’s long-serving private secretary who left shortly after his disastrous interview with BBC Newsnight last year.
Ms Thirsk was a trustee of the prince’s umbrella organisation, the Prince Andrew Charitable Trust (PACT), as well as a director of its profitmaking subsidiaries, including Pitch@Palace, his venture for introducing entrepreneurs and investors.
The Charity Commission tightly controls the use of philanthropic funds to pay trustees."
£355,297 was paid to Mrs Thirsk over five years.
