Who is Prince Ali from Collected Short Stories Volume Three and what is their importance? W._Somerset_Maugham English & Literature Prince Ali | Collected Short Stories Volume Three

Prince Ali appears in the story, Miss King. He is one of the people that the Baroness invites to play bridge with her after dinner one evening. Although he doesn't speak much during the game, Ashenden feels the man's eye on him while he is talking with the others. When the governess employed by the prince is on her deathbed, it is not the prince that Miss King calls for, but Ashended instead.