 The former head of the local Iaşi branch of the "Securitate" explained in an interview that a "support person" such as Duda and the other people on the 1,000+ list were not informers, did not sign any agreement with the "Securitate", nor did they receive money, but were Communist Party members, in particular people who traveled abroad, targeted by the "Securitate" with the Party's approval to carry out well-defined missions for a limited period of time.He also confirmed in a subsequent interview that the list in question is real.It has also been reported that "many of the royal family's supporters have stopped offering financial aids after Radu Duda joined the Royal House.