Prince Andrew: Expert discusses attempt to deliver legal papers

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Pre-trial court proceedings being held on Monday in New York into whether Prince Andrew has been served legal papers in the Virginia Guiffre rape case have been described as a “major threat” to the Duke. Ms Giuffre’s legal team has claimed to have served Andrew with legal papers in relation to the civil case through a Metropolitan Police officer stationed outside the Duke of York’s Windsor residence in August. Ms Giuffre has alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew on three separate occasions, accusations which the Duke has strongly denied.

Ms Bloom told Sky News: “I think it is a major threat as Virginia Giuffre has made it clear that is not going away.

“So her legal team has tried to serve [Prince Andrew] with legal papers a couple of times.

“They say under oath that the second time the police officer said that he would accept the papers for Prince Andrew and forward it to the legal team.

“That is effective legal service if that is to be believed.

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“Now I know [Prince Andrew] denies it and he says he wasn’t served.

“You know the bigger question here is why is he dodging and hiding?

“Why not just accept service so the case can move forward.

“Because he is going to get served eventually regardless of the ruling today.”

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It comes as the Duke of York’s legal team argued that court papers in the Virginia Giuffre rape case were not properly served after a lawyer working for Ms Giuffre reportedly handed the paperwork to a police officer at Royal Lodge.

According to published court documents: “Deponent met with the Metropolitan Police officer on duty and this Metropolitan Police Officer then telephoned to a different Metropolitan Police Officer, who the Deponent is aware is the Head of Security at The Royal Lodge.”

It adds: “And the Deponent was then advised that the Court process could be left with the Metropolitan Police officer at the main gates to the property and that this matter would then be forwarded on to the legal team.”

The filing from Ms Guiffre’s legal team goes on to state: “Consistent with the provisions for service upon an individual defendant, under Part 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules, as required by the Supreme Court of Judicature in England & Wales.

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Last week The Mirror’s royal editor claimed the royal legal team had advised the Duke to maintain a “wall of silence”.

Russell Myers told the Pod Save The Queen podcast: “The last couple of weeks, it has been explained to me he is going to carry on this wall of silence amid the sexual abuse allegations.

“If you speak to any legal expert in the US worth their salt, they are saying this is going to go on, and on and on. Maybe two, three, maybe even five years this could go on for.

“There is a particularly uneasy background to this.”

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