Prince Andrew has accepted subpoena: ‘He will fight’ | Royals

entertainment">Prince Andrew’s legal team has finally accepted that the subpoena has been properly handed over, the British tabloid reports. Now he must prepare for a dramatic court battle with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has accused him for years of having sex with her when she was a minor.

entertainment">Prince Andrew now officially has 21 days to respond to the sexual assault and sexual assault charges. Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer, however, expects he will request a delay to respond and indicates that they are likely to agree. According to the paper, sources confirm that Andrew’s team will indeed go on that tour.

entertainment">These insiders also warned that the Duke of York plans to “fight” and use the lawsuit to dismiss the charges against him “point by point, claim by claim” and, they hope, clear his name.

entertainment">A second hearing is scheduled for October 13 in Manhattan. Prince Andrew has always denied the allegations. He is currently at Balmoral, where he is said to have fled to avoid a personal subpoena. Now that he has accepted this, there is still one more reason to stay on Balmoral: as long as he is in the presence of his mother the Queen, he cannot be arrested, because of the sovereignty of Queen Elizabeth.

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