Sarah Ferguson may receive a court subpoena if Prince Andrew fails to have his sexual assault lawsuit thrown out. If Virginia Giuffre's case continues, there is a big possibility the Duke of York's family will play a major role in the investigation and has to testify.
During Prince Andrew's controversial BBC "Newsnight" interview in 2019, he said he was with his ex-wife and took her to Pizza Express in Woking the night Giuffre alleged they were in London. With that said, the courtiers believed Ferguson might be summoned to answer the questions about her former husband's alibi, The News reported.
Defense attorney Bradley Simon told The Sunday Telegraph the court would seek "every correspondence, phone logs, emails, diaries and go after people" who were with the prince at the time. "It's going to be open season," he said.
To recall, Giuffre accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her at the age of 17. She, then, asked the court to take action under the Hague Service Convention.
The alleged abuse happened two decades ago when she revealed the late financier Jeffrey Epstein also sexually abused her. Giuffre is now seeking "unspecified damages," though there are rumors it may reach up to millions of dollars, per Express.
Amid all these, Queen Elizabeth II's son has vehemently denied the claims and his team is now working hard to get the case thrown out. In fact, his lawyer, Andrew Brettler, revealed the complainant had entered a "settlement agreement" with Epstein in 2009, making her case nullified.
This may be the reason why Prince Andrew is pretty confident that he can "brush off" the rape and sexual assault allegations against him. Daily Mail also noted the trouble prince believed he could return to public life during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next year.
Insiders revealed he told his aides that the scandal surrounding Giuffre's bombshell lawsuit would "blow over" and would bring him to the royal front line in time for his mom's upcoming historic anniversary. Other sources noticed the 61-year-old royal's "incredibly bullish attitude" and said there was time to "salvage his reputation."
An insider close to the issue even confirmed to The Daily Mirror that Prince Andrew had a "burning desire" to return to work as soon as possible. Though it might look impossible, he seemed to be convinced that he could turn the case around to be in his favor and forge his way back to the public service.
