Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson pulled out of Christmas celebrations with the Royal Family after the Duke of York's links to an alleged Chinese spy came to light. Andrew said he had "ceased all contact" with businessman, Yang Tengbo, who was found to have forged links with Andrew and mixed with former Prime Ministers.

The Duke of York, his ex-wife and youngest daughter were notable absentees from the Christmas Day walkabout with the royals in Norfolk

Sarah Ferguson posts poignant Christmas message as she pays tribute to late Queen Elizabeth. Source: Sarah Ferguson

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson did not join other members of the Royal Family, including Princess Beatrice, at Sandringham on Christmas Day.

King Charles is blue that Sarah Ferguson will skip the royal family's Christmas celebration amid Prince Andrew's Chinese spy scandal. "This will be a blow for Fergie," royal correspondent Jennie Bond told an outlet.

Ferguson, widely known as Fergie, is the ex-wife of King Charles's brother, Prince Andrew. While she and Andrew divorced in the 1990s, she retained her title as Duchess of York and the two have continued to live together at the Royal Lodge in Windsor,

The King and Queen Camilla led the family to the church on Christmas Day as crowds of wellwishers gathered to wish them a Merry Christmas. A number of royals joined the King, 76, and Queen, 77, including Prince William,