Prince Andrew's response to sex assault case 'could bring down monarchy'
dailystar.co.ukPrince Andrew’s decision to push for a ‘trial by jury’ in his civil case against Virginia Giuffre could 'bring down the monarchy, a legal expert has claimed.The Duke of York has denied outright the accusations of rape and sexual assault in 41 straight denials of Ms Guiffre’s allegations.The Duke's decision to fight his legal battle in a US court opens him up to cross-examination, a move that is considered risky by some.And according to prominent media lawyer Mark Stephens, the trial is the last thing the Queen needs on her Platinum Jubilee year.He said: "I think he’s buying time for settlement.
David Boies wants to get to the Queen’s money, which won’t happen. But we are just 10 days from Ascension Day and the beginning of the Platinum Jubilee."The reason we think he's got to settle is because of the timing.
Essentially this case is going to take up the rest of this year and if it takes up the rest of this year, that’s the whole of his mother’s Platinum Jubilee."The only thing he could have done to stop this getting worse is to have pulled the case and stopped it in some way so there was no alternative news.
This is going to be crippling if he really is dead set on running this to a trial.’"I can’t conceive that the Royal Family will allow him to run this case and overshadow the Platinum Jubilee. "It’s going to spark a debate about the relevancy and appropriateness of the Royal Family.
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