Prince Andrew has said he will face justice following the Ghislaine Maxwell judgment

Ms. Giuffre’s attorneys’ comments put pressure on the FBI to reconsider the allegations against the duke.

Federal prosecutors in New York last year, through the British government, formally requested an interview with the Duke as part of their Epstein and Maxwell criminal investigations. Vojvodina’s lawyers replied that in 2020 they offered him help as a witness at least three times.

Despite a long and close friendship with Maxwell, duke it is understood that his team based in the UK assured him that the conviction would make no difference in his case and had nothing to do with him.

Andrew Brettler, the Duke ‘s main counsel, asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to stay the proceedings on the grounds that. Giuffre lives in Australia and not Colorado, as her action suggests, which would annul her claim under federal court law.

However, a source close to Ms Giuffre insisted that her team was well aware of her life arrangements, calling her a “rather desperate thing” indicating a “lack of confidence” in their other arguments.

Lisa Bloom, a Los Angeles-based lawyer who represented Epstein’s eight victims, said that after Maxwell’s conviction, the duke’s technical objections “will not fly”.

She added: “I should tremble in my boots because it shows the jury is willing to return with a conviction, even if the defendants are not as perfect as any man.”

‘If Ghislaine turns around, she’ll roll over now’