Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew watching a 2013 horse race in England. Giuffre accuses the prince of inflicting emotional distress and battery and is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, describing the abuse’s effect on Giuffre as “severe and lasting” in the suit. Prince Andrew’s legal team has denied the accusation, saying the investigators have turned down offers from the prince to assist three separate times. Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking of underage girls and conspiracy charges. Further BackgroundA Tight Spot: What Prince Andrew Faces If Virginia Roberts Guiffre Files Her Civil Suit Against Him This Week (Forbes)Prince Andrew Gives First Public Interview Since Stepping Down As A Working Royal Over Epstein Ties (Forbes)

Source: Forbes August 09, 2021 23:15 UTC