Nothing's Off Limits

Duke loses bid to have sex case thrown out. He is set for deeply personal quiz under oath

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN and RUSSELL MYERS

PRINCE Andrew has moved closer to civil trial after a US judge rejected his bid to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's sex assault case.

The Duke of York now faces being deposed, during which he could be asked intimate questions under oath about his marriage, sex life and body.

The bombshell increases speculation on who else Giuffre's legal team could depose. Andrew's ex-wife the Duchess of York, his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and even the Duchess of Sussex are known to have been discussed.

No one is off limits - not even the Queen, according to one lawyer of Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

Spencer Kuvin told our sister paper the Mirror: "Andrew's disastrous BBC Newsnight interview will haunt him.

"He mentioned his wife as well as his daughters. They can now all legally be deposed. The lawyers could even try for the Queen. I don't doubt they will, but as a sovereign, it will be almost impossible to do Unless Andrew finds further grounds to dismiss the lawsuit, he could face a trial date between September and December this year.

Giuffre's civil case will now go to the "discovery” phase, during which both sets of lawyers will exchange information about the witnesses and evidence they would present at trial.

This includes depositions out-of-court statements given under oath in the form of written transcripts, videotapes, or both.

Mr Kuvin said Andrew's deposition will include the most personal of questions.

He added: “It is without question the duke will be asked about his private parts.