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  • Tweet and sour: Prince Andrew shuts down Twitter account

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    Andrew’s official @TheDukeofYork handle now comes up with a blank page and the message “This account doesn’t exist”. The bio used to read “The Official Twitter Account for The Duke of York. Tweets sent by HRH are signed – AY.” The royal family’s official website has also been swiftly updated as the institution seeks to…

  • A case to answer: Prince Andrew ordered to face sex abuse accuser

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    In a decision made public on Wednesday, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said Giuffre, 38, was entitled to pursue claims that Andrew battered her and intentionally caused her emotional distress. The judge said it was premature to consider Andrew’s efforts to “cast doubt” on those claims although the 61-year-old prince could do so…

  • Judge sceptical of Prince Andrew’s push to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit

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    During a hearing in Manhattan, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan heard arguments on the prince’s contention that terms contained in a 2009 settlement between Epstein and Giuffre that paid her $US500,000 ($A693,939) to resolve a lawsuit she had filed against the financier prevented her from pursuing litigation against Andrew. A provision in that settlement blocked…

  • Settlement agreement between Epstein and Giuffre unveiled

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    The agreement between Epstein and Giuffre contains a liability release for “any other person or entity” who could have been a defendant against claims by Giuffre, the filing in federal court in Manhattan shows. The deal also provided for Giuffre to be paid $500,000 ($A692,713). Andrew’s lawyers on Monday declined comment on the filing. Giuffre…

  • Prince Andrew challenges US court over sex case

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    Prince Andrew plans to challenge a US court’s jurisdiction over a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting and battering her two decades ago, according to court papers. In papers filed with the US District Court in Manhattan on Monday, a lawyer for Andrew said the prince also plans to contest…

  • Police ‘reviewing files’ over Prince Andrew sexual assault claims

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    Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said London police working with prosecutors had already reviewed the case twice before Virginia Giuffre, one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time accusers, sued Andrew, 61, in a US federal court this week. “As a result of what’s going on, I’ve asked my team to have another look at…

  • Prince will ‘do anything’ to avoid giving evidence in lawsuit, experts say

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    Andrew may contest the US court’s jurisdiction, or ignore the civil lawsuit altogether, taking a chance the court might find him in default and order him to pay damages. No matter which way he goes, though, he will face the constant drumbeat of unsavoury media coverage. “There’s no good option,” said Albert D’Aquino, a New…

  • Prince Andrew refuses to help FBI with Epstein inquiry

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    Speaking at a news conference outside Epstein’s New York mansion, US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said Andrew’s lawyers had been contacted by prosecutors and the FBI who requested to interview him as part of the investigation. Berman, who is overseeing the investigation, said: “To date, Prince Andrew has provided zero cooperation.” Buckingham Palace is not commenting…

  • The Crown: weird, cruel, vacant, effective

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    The other week I was in court, fending off submissions from the other side that strained reality. It felt like each side was reading a different transcript of what happened in the court below. We were complaining about serious and obvious errors that occurred in what were the most unorthodox of proceedings. Somehow the other…