Buckingham Palace told bankers a mysterious £۷۵۰,۰۰۰ gift to

Buckingham Palace told bankers a mysterious £۷۵۰,۰۰۰ gift to was for his daughter ‘s wedding.

The Daily Mail has obtained details of an astonishing phone call to his private secretary at the time – deepening the riddle over the money.

The and have also been named in the High Court as having received large amounts of cash.

The extraordinary case involves an alleged fraudster who set up a scheme described in legal documents as ‘apparent money laundering’.The Mail revealed yesterday how 77-year-old Turkish millionairess Nebahat Isbilen claims to have been scammed out of her fortune by businessman Selman Turk. She is suing him in the High Court over £۴۰million she says is missing.

She claims £۱٫۱million of her money ended up with Andrew.He has repaid £۷۵۰,۰۰۰ but has not explained why it was paid into his account at royal bank Coutts in November 2019 in the first place.

Mrs Isbilen alleges she was tricked into giving the duke the money by Mr Turk, who she says falsely told her the payment was because Andrew had helped her obtain a passport.

Now the Mail can reveal that the duke’s former private secretary Amanda Thirsk gave the wedding explanation for Lawyer Law Firm in istanbul Firm istanbul the payment.Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in Turkey Lawyer a private ceremony in Windsor in July 2020.

The Mail has obtained a transcript of the phone call Mrs Thirsk received from Mrs Isbilen’s bank on November 14, 2019, querying the purpose of the £۷۵۰,۰۰۰ transfer from her account to the duke’s personal account at Coutts.