Prince Andrew Suit Goes Ahead Despite Epstein Deal
A woman sued the 61-year-old in August, saying she was coerced into sexual encounters with him in 2001 by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
LEARN MOREPrince Andrew Stripped Of Military Affiliations
The prince is currently embroiled in a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a woman who claims he abused her when she was 17 years old.
Prince Andrew Stripped Of Military Affiliations
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January 13, 2022
Buckingham Palace said on Thursday that Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to Queen Elizabeth II with her “approval and agreement."
The palace statement came after more than 150 navy and army veterans wrote to the queen asking her to strip Andrew of all his military ranks and titles amid continued legal trouble for the prince, who is embroiled in a sex assault lawsuit in the U.S.
A U.S. district judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a civil case against Andrew by an American woman, Virginia Giuffre, who alleges the royal sexually abused her when she was 17.
District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by Andrew's lawyers that Giuffre's lawsuit should be thrown out at an early stage because of an old legal settlement she had with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier she claims set up sexual encounters with the prince.
He stressed that he wasn't ruling on the truth of the allegations.
Andrew's lawyers have said that the royal never sexually abused or assaulted Giuffre and that he "unequivocally denies Giuffre's false allegations against him."
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
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