Son of Queen UK Elizabeth II Duke York Andrew March 10 will give in London the testimony in the case of rape, in which the American Virginia Giufre accuses him, writes the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
In accordance with the American judicial procedure, Prince Andrew will give representatives from Jufra under oath. The process will be recorded on the video, which will be used during the schedule planned at the end of the year. According to the interlocutors of the publication, the parties could not agree on the date of the meeting of the woman’s lawyers with the prince. The deadlines for the testimony of the most recently agreed upon. It is expected that the testimony of the Prince will take within two days.
Recall that Giufra accuses the duke in 2001, when she was 17 years old, he took a sexual connection with her several times against her will. In mid-January, the Southern District Court in New York refused to reject the lawsuit filed against it against the prince, and Judge Luiis Kaplan said that his consideration essentially began to start from September to December. Shortly thereafter, by the decision of Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew was deprived of military ranks and the role of a patron of a number of public organizations. He also lost the right to use the official title of His Highness, although retains him as the title of Duke Yorsky.