prince andrew sexually abused her when she was just 17 a minor under us state law. they re allegations prince andrew strenuously denies, and he s never been criminally charged. now his lawyers say a civil lawsuit against him should be dismissed. in a document filed to a court in new york, they say that accusing a member of the royalfamily has helped 6iuffre create a media frenzy. it accused her of trying to achieve another payday at prince andrew s expense, with the lawyers adding that sensationalism and innuendo have prevailed over truth. the legal team says that the duke s sullied reputation is only the latest collateral damage of the jeffrey epstein scandal. prince andrew s lawyers say ms 6iuffre settled her civil damages claims against epstein in 2009 and, as part of the agreement, she agreed not to sue anyone else connected to him. the billionaire killed himself in jail in 2019 as he was held
captain s149th appearance came ca ptain s 149th appearance came against captain s149th appearance came against zeeland in cardiff. it wasn t really want to remember. they lost 5a 16. elsewhere, scotland beat tonga 60 14. big, big win at murrayfield in edinburgh. that is all this sport for now. lawyers for queen elizabeth s son, prince andrew, have filed papers at a court in new york, asking a judge to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse more than two decades ago. the prince has repeatedly denied ever assaulting virginia 6iuffre. she has claimed she was trafficked by the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, to have sex with prince andrew when she was aged 17 and a minor under us law. the prime minister says he s spoken to the queen this week and that she is on very good form. yesterday, buckingham palace announced the 95 year old monarch, would not undertake official visits for a fortnight. speaking in rome, mrjohnson said the important thing was that she ha
that meeting when it takes place in rome later this afternoon. buckingham palace says the queen s doctors have advised her to continue to rest for at least the next fortnight, and not carry out official visits. officials said she s undertaking light duties and it s her firm intention to be present for remembrance sunday on november 14th. borisjohnson addressed the queen s health this morning. i spoke to her majesty, as i do every week, this week and she s on very good form. she s just got to follow the advice of her doctors and get some rest, and i think that s the important thing. i m sure the whole country wishes her well. lawyers for queen elizabeth s son, prince andrew, have filed papers at a court in new york, asking a judge to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse more than two decades ago. the prince has repeatedly denied ever assaulting virginia 6iuffre. frances read reports. pictured together two decades ago, virginia 6iuffre claims that
lawsuit is baseless . our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. after months when he s appeared to want to ignore the civil lawsuit brought by virginia 6iuffre, prince andrew has now instructed his lawyers to fight to clear his name. the queen s second son has been accused by miss 6iuffre of sexual abuse when she was 17 years old, and thus a minor under us state law. in papers filed in new york last night, the prince s lawyers have asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit or to require miss 6iuffre to provide a more definitive statement of her allegations. the court papers state, prince andrew never sexually abused or assaulted 6iuffre. he unequivocally denies 6iuffre s false allegations against him. the document goes on, 6iuffre has initiated this baseless lawsuit against prince andrew to achieve another payday at his expense and at the expense of those closest to him. a second argument advanced by andrew s lawyers is that miss
have been making, and may be turning those hypothetical warnings into real action, then they wouldn t hesitate to try to take the whole thing to the law. but it is also absolutely the case that this isn t at the top of borisjohnson s list at the top of borisjohnson s list at the top of borisjohnson s list at the moment. he s here in rome to try and get momentum going before the whole diplomatic circus moves home back to the uk with that crucial environmental conference that gets under way within 48 hours in glasgow now. if you thought trying to sort a diplomatic spat on both sides of the channel was a big thing, my goodness, wait until you see what it is like trying to stitch together a patchwork of every single country in the world. country in the world. thanks very much, country in the world. thanks very much. laura- prince andrew has asked a new york court to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought against him by virginia 6iuffre, who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. princ