The Duke of York is bracing himself for his former spouse and daughter Princess Beatrice to be dragged into his courtroom case.
He’s anticipating to search out out imminently which members of the family legal professionals for intercourse accuser Virginia Roberts want to interview beneath oath.
The subsequent stage of the sexual assault case introduced by Miss Roberts is for either side to formally interview witnesses, carried out exterior of a courtroom setting however with a courtroom recorder sitting in.
Out and about: Princess Beatrice in London yesterday
The Duke of York (pictured) is bracing himself for his former spouse and daughter Princess Beatrice to be dragged into his courtroom case
Often called depositions, the hearings permit legal professionals to ask any query, regardless of how private.
David Boies, Miss Roberts’ lawyer who has been nicknamed the ‘nice inquisitor’ due to his ability at interviewing witnesses beneath oath, has already instructed he may query Sarah Ferguson and their daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
Andrew gave Beatrice as his alibi – saying they have been at Pizza Categorical in Woking – for the date in 2001 when he’s alleged to have pressured Miss Roberts to have intercourse.
All sides within the case is predicted to call – as early as this weekend – a couple of dozen witnesses they wish to interview. Each lists may embrace present or former royal workers, footmen and secretaries, if the legal professionals assume they could have testimony useful to their consumer.
David Boies, Miss Roberts’ lawyer who has been nicknamed the ‘nice inquisitor’ due to his ability at interviewing witnesses beneath oath, has already instructed he may query Sarah Ferguson and their daughters, Princesses Beatrice (pictured) and Eugenie
The case is progressing this week after Andrew’s crushing defeat making an attempt to have Miss Roberts’ claims towards him thrown out. She vowed to show ‘that the wealthy and highly effective aren’t above the legislation’.
Exterior America, US courts do not need jurisdiction. Nevertheless there’s a authorized mechanism for forcing British witnesses to present proof by way of a Excessive Court docket order generally known as a ‘letter of request’.
Andrew denies the accusations.