Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Summoned in £40m High Court Fraud Case

The trial involves a £40m lawsuit brought by Nebahat İşbilen against her former adviser Selman Turk. Justice Adam Johnson approved Turk's bid to call Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence.

The summons reportedly requires him to appear at the High Court in mid-December, either in person or by video. He is expected to face questions about his finances.

Mountbatten-Windsor's only declared source of income is a Royal Navy pension of around £20,000. Court documents show questions about another sum of around £768,000 paid from İşbilen's account in January 2020.

Nebahat İşbilen claims her former adviser, Selman Turk, misled her over a £750,000 payment made to the former royal in 2019. She alleges Turk misled her and used her wealth for his own interests, with tens of millions of her funds reportedly misappropriated.

Selman Turk denies dishonesty, a claim he has strongly maintained. Turk called for Mountbatten-Windsor to be required to give evidence, stating the £750,000 payment was made of İşbilen’s own accord as she thought the former duke could help with her husband.

Court documents indicate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was in receipt of some of the disputed payments, including a transfer of £750,000. Mountbatten-Windsor later reached a settlement with İşbilen, with no outstanding claims against him.

The trial at the High Court is expected to begin later this month.