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Judge slaps down attempt to halt Prince Andrew's sexual assault case

A JUDGE in the US has denied a motion from lawyers for the Duke of York to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew while an issue…

A JUDGE in the US has denied a motion from lawyers for the Duke of York to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew while an issue…

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  • A JUDGE in the US has denied a motion from lawyers for the Duke of York to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew while an issue of where his accuser lives is dealt with.
  • Earlier this week Andrew’s lawyers had called for the case against the royal in the US to be stopped because Virginia Giuffre is “actually domiciled in Australia”.
  • Andrew has denied all the allegations.
  • Her friendship with Andrew has seen renewed scrutiny of Giuffre’s civil claim for damages against the duke.
  • Andrew was photographed, for the first time since Maxwell’s conviction, driving himself in a Range Rover towards Windsor Castle at lunchtime on Friday.