Prince Michael, 78, allegedly told the reporters by Zoom that he would give their company his royal endorsement in a recorded speech for a $200,000-fee.
Prince Michael and his wife, Princess Michael of Kent, aren’t working royals and receive no public funds, but they are involved in some public duties including representing the queen at some engagements.
His biography said Michael is connected to Russia through his maternal grandmother, and is the first member of Britain’s royal family to learn Russian.