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 is one of the people that the Baroness invites to play bridge with her after dinner one evening. The prince does not speak much during the game but 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.