Prince Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, and eldest daughter Princess Beatrice may be among the witnesses that are made to testify in the civil suit with accuser Virginia Giuffre, royal biographer Angela Levin claimed. Ms. Giuffre's lawyer, David Boies, has already indicated the Duchess of York and her two daughters could be handed subpoenas but added that getting jurisdiction over them as UK citizens presents additional challenges.

       Speaking to talkRADIO host Julia Hartley-Brewer, Ms Levin said: "If the case goes ahead, one, it's not going to be heard until the autumn and secondly, it will involve Beatrice being brought to court and all sorts of other family members.

       "He said he was having a pizza and couldn't have gone with Virginia to a nightclub, and you have to prove this and then have to get his own family there to support him.

       "I think for a senior royal to rely on a technical couple of words in a court case looks absolutely appalling."

       Ms Hartley-Brewer added: "Indeed. Also one of the arguments he gave in court was that it was unconstitutional to have the change in the law brought about in the Harvey Weinstein Me Too cases, which allowed longer time for potential alleged victims of sexual abuse to come forward.

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       "That would mean that it would stop other victims, men, and women, boys, girls coming forward years later, in any other case.

       "I mean, it's just not a good look. Now we need to stress Prince Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing."

       Giuffre's lawyer claimed: "We would likely take one or two depositions of people close to Andrew who would have knowledge of his actions. That might include his ex-wife. It could possibly be his brother."

       When asked if Andrew's mother the Queen would be brought to the stand, Mr Boies said no.

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       He stated that "respect and deference" as well as her age as reasons not to pursue a deposition, and added: "I don’t think she is going to have any knowledge that other people don’t have.

       "I think that he is unlikely to have spoken as freely to his mother about some of this stuff as he might have to his contemporaries, or his ex-wife."

       In response to the allegations, Prince Andrew claimed in an interview with BBC Newsnight in 2019 that he had no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre, and that her account of their London meeting, nightclub visit, and sex at a house in Belgravia "didn't happen".

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