Lorraine Kelly quips Boris Johnson 'grateful' to Prince Andrew for 'taking heat off'

express.co.uk:

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has jokingly said the Prime Minister, 57, will be “grateful” for Prince Andrew, 61, “taking the heat off”.

Both men are currently at the centre of scrutiny for separate reasons.Boris Johnson sparked outrage this week after admitting to attending a drinks gathering in the garden of Downing Street in May 2020 while a coronavirus lockdown was in place.Prince Andrew has also seen himself in the spotlight today after failing in a bid to get a civil case that alleged he sexually assaulted Virginia Roberts Giuffre dismissed by a US judge.Lewis Kaplan today ruled the Duke will face a civil trial.Ms Guiffre, who is suing the Queen’s son in New York, alleged that she was trafficked by convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 20 years ago.Ms Guiffre claims that the Duke of York sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17 and a minor under US law.Lorraine has now taken to her Twitter account to react to the latest news and weigh in on the subject.She stated in view of her 676,000 followers earlier today: “Well Boris Johnson will be most grateful to Prince Andrew for taking the heat off.”It is the second time in two weeks that the ITV star has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister.Last Tuesday, Lorraine appeared less than impressed with Boris Johnson’s on-screen appearance at the Covid press conference.He sported a black suit and blue tie, but it was his hair that Lorraine pointed out.She tweeted: “PM Johnson looks like he had a go at his hair with a knife and fork.”The comment divided other Twitter users, who replied to the presenter’s tweets to make their thoughts known.Sharon wrote: “Slightly cruel - we wouldn’t say that of any other person.“Regardless of people’s personal.