The Duke of York, 61, yesterday filed papers in Manhattan asking for her case to be halted until the issue is resolved. His lawyers stated: "Evidence suggests that the Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over this action. Ms Giuffre alleges she is a citizen of the State of Colorado, the evidence demonstrates that she is actually domiciled in Australia, where she has lived for all but two of the past 19 years."

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       Ms Giuffre says she was taken to London where she was made to sleep with him while she was a "teen sex slave" of his then friend, paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein who killed himself in 2019.

       Mum-of-three Ms Giuffre says in her suit: "Prince Andrew's actions constitute sexual offences as defined in New York Penal Law Article 130", including sexual misconduct, rape in the third degree and rape in the first degree.

       Prince Andrew's move is the latest attempt to have her case dismissed. He earlier launched a bid to have the lawsuit thrown out, calling it "unintelligible" and deliberately vague. He argued the law allowing her to sue in America was "unconstitutional". Judge Lewis Kaplan will hear arguments on Tuesday.