Andrea di York, appeal rejected: on trial in the United States for harassment

In less than a month, to be precise next February 6th, the Queen Elizabeth will cross the finish line of seven decades on the British throne. The year of Platinum Jubilee, however, it definitely started with the wrong foot for the sovereign: give it United States, in fact, the news has come that Prince Andrew, his third son and considered by many to be his favorite son, will go to trial on charges of sexual harassment.

The judge decided it Lewis Kaplan of the court of New York, after taking an extra week of time for decide what to do. The Duke of York’s lawyers had asked the filing of the case appealing last minute to an agreement that the accuser, the 38-year-old American Virginia Giuffré, he would have signed years ago with Jeffrey Epstein, the main defendant of sexual trafficking of minors, committed suicide in prison in 2019.

Basically, it guaranteed to give up any right of legal action against the billionaire and people close to him, including – it seemed – Andrea. The court, however, has rejected the appeal and ruled that the prince will have to face the civil case. Not even the words of Carolyn Andriano, who at the time of the alleged abuse was a great friend of Virginia: «She told me that they had been in bed together».

«She didn’t seem upset», Revealed al Daily Mail, «He said it as if it were pretty cool. I don’t think it deserves to be compensated ». This, now, the process will establish it: it should be noted that accuses him hanging over the duke’s head are really serious (victim reported being sexually abused for three times, two of which still from underage), so the damage claim it will presumably be huge.

Experts say the figure could exceed the three million euros, so much so that Andrea seems to be already concluding the sale of the Verbier chalet, in Switzerland, which by the way did not yet have finished paying. The evil ones claim that the queen is ready to shelling out money from his own pocket, but da Palazzo – despite refusing to comment on one legal matter still ongoing – they categorically denied This possibility.

In short, Andrea will have to face the process – and any consequences – relying only on his strength. And trying to turn up less fuss as possible: although he has already retired to private life resigning as a senior member of casa Windsor, many ask that they be removed as soon as possible royal and military titles. In short, try a keep it in the shade, to try to protect as much as possible Elisabetta and its Platinum Jubilee.