▁Andrew ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁char ity ▁tries ▁to ▁inst il ▁leadership ▁qual ities ▁among ▁young ▁people . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁had ▁succeeded ▁Peter ▁Car r ington ▁as ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Commission ▁Trust . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Al leg ed ▁comments ▁on ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan ▁As ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁Special ▁Trade ▁Represent ative , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁travel led ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁promote ▁British ▁business es . ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁diplom atic ▁c ables ▁leak ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁had ▁been ▁reported ▁on ▁by ▁Tat iana ▁G fo eller , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁K yr gy z stan , ▁discuss ing ▁b ri ber y ▁in ▁K yr gy z stan ▁and ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁Al - Y am am ah ▁arms ▁deal . ▁The ▁Duke , ▁she ▁explained , ▁" was ▁referencing ▁an ▁investigation , ▁subsequently ▁closed , ▁into ▁alleg ed ▁kick back s ▁a ▁senior ▁Sa udi ▁royal ▁had ▁received ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁multi - year , ▁luc r ative ▁B AE ▁Systems ▁contract ▁to ▁provide ▁equipment ▁and ▁training ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁security ▁forces ." ▁The ▁dispatch ▁continued : ▁" H is ▁mother ' s ▁subjects ▁se ated ▁around ▁the ▁table ▁ro ared ▁their ▁appro val . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁'