A woman who believes she saw Prince Andrew dancing with Virginia Giuffre on the night he claims to have been at a Pizza Express in Woking could testify against him.

Shukri Walker is reportedly prepared to provide court testimony against the Duke of York and detail what she allegedly saw at London’s Tramps nightclub 20 years ago.

It comes after Andrew accepted that he had been served with papers in a sex assault lawsuit filed by Ms Giuffre in New York.

But he has long denied being at the club with Ms Giuffre, who alleges Andrew sexually assaulted her when she was underage.  

Ms Walker, who has made similar comments to newspapers previously, said: ‘He (Andrew) looked like he was having a great time.

‘And he was with this young girl who was close to my own age, perhaps even a bit younger than me.

‘The young woman wasn’t smiling, it was the opposite of smiles’, the Daily Mirror reported.

‘They were with the woman who (had) just been arrested, Ghislaine Maxwell, and (convicted paedophile Jeffrey) Epstein.

‘I will never forget the night because I was told this is a real Prince.’

The Prince has repeatedly and emphatically denied being at the venue or having any recollection of meeting Ms Giuffre, though he has been unable to explain how he was pictured with her.

In a now infamous interview with the BBC’s Emily Maitlis on Newsnight, he said he was not at the venue that evening, and had been dining at Pizza Express in Woking.

The Duke also denied being able to sweat during the exchange.

But Ms Walker claimed that she saw Andrew wipe the back of his hand across his face several times.

Yet a friend of the Duke’s told Metro.co.uk on Tuesday morning: ‘We understand that the FBI have previously declined the testimony of Shukri Walker.

‘However, she seems to be in a minority of one in her recall.’

They continued: ‘Tramp nightclub was a popular celebrity hang-out and had paparazzi staked outside of its doors.

‘It is worth noting that not a single image of the Duke either arriving or leaving Tramp on the weekend in question has ever emerged.’

But the Mirror reported that a source aware of the development said: ‘Shukri is totally convinced she saw Andrew that night and is prepared to stand up in court to say so.

‘With the civil case being launched in the United States she has let it be known that she is willing to testify and tell the truth.’

And lawyer Lisa Bloom, who is representing several of Epstein’s victims, added: ‘Ms Walker has already given her evidence to the FBI and been very consistent in what she has said.

‘She had never been in the presence of a royal before or since and so it was very memorable to her.

‘If she is called as a witness she will do her duty.’

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