Prince Andrew is facing being questioned for up to two days by Virginia Giuffre’s legal team.
Giuffre has accused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of arranging and forcing her into having sex with Prince Andrew in 2001 when she was just 17. Andrew will now sit for a deposition in London before the 14 July deadline set by the judge.
Giuffre’s attorney suggested that the questioning under oath would be “a little uncomfortable” for Andrew, who continues to insist that he did nothing wrong.
When her attorney was asked what he expected from the meeting – which he said will likely last “a day or probably two” – he said: “Somebody who is going to be a little uncomfortable. But I’m going to try to get him to understand that this is not going to be combative. Obviously, I’m going to ask him a lot of questions. And although some of the questions may be uncomfortable, I’m not going to be aggressive or in any way offensive to him. I’m going to be very respectful.”
Should the case ultimately go to trial, the 80-year-old lawyer “doesn’t think we would need” either Andrew’s ex-wife and close confidante Sarah Ferguson, or their daughter’s Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to testify.
“I don’t think Prince Andrew will call them either,” he added.
The prince has insisted he has no recollection of ever meeting Virginia and last week said he “lacks sufficient information to admit or deny” whether a photo of him with his arm around her waist exists”.
The lawyer added that Giuffre will not want to settle the case if Andrew continues his denial unless an offered sum of money was large enough to be “a vindication”.
Sources: National Post, MSN
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