Prince Andrew: what next?

Throw out Giuffre’s claim, says lawyer — or make her provide more details

When Virginia Giuffre accused the Duke of York of sexually assaulting her, the initial response of his London-based lawyers was to do nothing and hope the civil claim she had lodged at the District Court in New York would simply go away. Or so it seemed.

Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell at Maxwell’s home, in a photograph taken from G…