Prince Andrew has requested a jury trial and denied all the allegations of sex abuse made against him, but experts are warning that his public trial will cause irreparable damage to the Royal Family.
Court documents show that the royal has denied all allegations made against him by Virginia Giuffre and has requested a ‘trial by jury on all causes of action asserted in the complaint’.
The case is set to go to trial towards the end of 2022, with predictions that it will run between September and December.The timing is particularly damaging for the Royal Family in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year.
Top media lawyer Mark Stephens predicts that Prince Andrew may still withdraw from the trial to avoid the media spotlight and spectacle that would inevitably come with it.
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