The alleged Chinese spy who had a close business relationship with the Duke of York has been named as Yang Tengbo.

The businessman had been the subject of a court anonymity order and was referred to only as H6.

Mr Yang initially appealed against the lifting of the order and was granted “interim relief”, but on Monday Guy Vassalt-Adams, his barrister, said his client wished to set aside the order of anonymity and the High Court ruled that he could be named.

Mr Vassalt-Adams said: “There has been enormous amount of media reporting in relation to this story and in particular in relation to the relationship between my client H6 and Prince Andrew, as well as a huge amount of speculation about the identity of my client.

“In addition, there has been some publication of the identity of my client on social media and threats emanating from various quarters to identify my client in public in this jurisdiction through using parliamentary privilege. Having reflected on these matters, my client has decided he wishes to make a public statement.”