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Andrew preferred visits to “sophisticated countries,” according to letter
In a letter penned by British diplomat Kathryn Colvin dated Jan. 25, 2000, it’s noted that Andrew would like to focus on projects related to “high-tech matters, trade, youth.” Regarding cultural events, his preference for ballet over theater was relayed.
Colvin told the undisclosed recipient that Andrew also “tended to prefer more sophisticated countries, particularly those in the lead on technology.” The rest of the sentence has been redacted.
According to Colvin’s letter, she gained an understanding of these preferences from Andrew’s then-private secretary, Neil Blair, referred to as “Captain Blair.”
The secretary had “particularly asked that the Duke of York should not be offered golfing functions abroad. This was a private activity and if he took his clubs with him he would not play in any public sense.”
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