“Woke Royals”

The Duke of York will argue that a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him is invalid because his accuser struck a secret deal with Jeffrey Epstein referencing “royalty”.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre settled with the convicted sex offender in 2009 for undisclosed damages after lodging a criminal complaint accusing him of sexual exploitation and abuse.

The confidential agreement they signed in Florida, in which she allegedly vowed not to take further action against the financier or his associates, has since remained sealed.

The “Yea even If I raped you I got a get out of jail card” defense.

I understand why they go out, “but it isn’t helpful to do it in a way that alienates people,” explained Prince Charles of Insulate Britain, in an interview this week in which he also revealed, somewhat alienatingly, that he’d had his Aston Martin converted to run on “surplus English white wine and whey from the cheese process”.

At long last, a line to eclipse Ed Begley Jr’s from an old episode of The Simpsons, in which the actor explains that his preferred vehicle is “a go-kart, powered by my own sense of self-satisfaction”. A deeply committed environmental activist, Begley has always been able to take the piss out of himself – a pastime you sense has never been top or even bottom of Prince Charles’s to-do list. Or, in fact, of the to-do list of the many, many servants who do for him in his many, many residences.

In court documents, Virginia Giuffre says she was the victim of sex trafficking and abuse by Jeffrey Epstein from the age of 16.

Part of her abuse involved being lent out to other powerful men – including Prince Andrew, she alleges.

Ms Giuffre says the duke sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was under the age of 18.

The Metropolitan police are taking no further action after a review prompted by Virginia Giuffre, who is taking legal action against Prince Andrew.

Met officers made the decision to drop their investigation on Sunday, after reviewing several documents, including one relating to an ongoing US civil lawsuit concerning Giuffre, who alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17 years old.

Andrew, who is not facing any criminal charges, ‘categorically’ denies Ms Giuffre’s claims against him and is thought to be keen to make a return as a working royal.

However, according to sources close to him, Prince William sees his uncle as a threat to the Royal Family and doesn’t intend to let him return to public life.

The 39-year-old, who is second in line to the throne, is said to have been involved in crisis talks with his grandmother and father – The Queen and Prince Charles – over the decision to suspend Andrew from public duty.

It was also reported that Andrew’s siblings – Charles, Anne and Edward – also ruled out his return to public duty at a meeting in January.

Prince Andrew has been granted access to a sealed document his lawyers believe could help end the sexual abuse case being brought by Virginia Giuffre.

A US judge gave permission for the agreement between Ms Giuffre and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be shared with the prince’s lawyers.

Ms Giuffre’s lawyers had made the offer to release the document but believe it will be “irrelevant” to the civil case.

The Duke of York, 61, has consistently denied Ms Giuffre’s allegations.

The Queen is spending millions of pounds funding Prince Andrew’s fight against sex abuse allegations, reports say.

The Duke of York is being sued in New York by Virginia Giuffre, now 38, who claims he sexually abused her on three separate occasions when she was 17 — in London, New York and on billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Caribbean island.

Andrew, 61, has consistently and strongly denied the allegations.

The legal settlement Prince Andrew hopes will get his sex assault case dismissed will not protect him from a lawsuit filed by his accuser Virginia Roberts, two sources have told the Mail.

Lawyers for the Duke of York have asked to see a secret document signed in 2009 by Miss Roberts to resolve a civil case she brought against Jeffrey Epstein, claiming it will release the Queen’s second son from liability for her claims.

But two people close to the case insist the confidential agreement does not apply to him, dealing a potentially major blow to Andrew’s chances of avoiding a courtroom showdown over her claims.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have paid a visit to a school in Harlem where 94 percent of children are eligible for free meals, with the duchess wearing a $7,500 designer pant suit to read from her own book.

The Sussexes arrived at Harlem’s PS 123 Mahalia Jackson school alongside New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter late Friday morning, after leaving their luxury hotel in Manhattan in their fleet of gas-guzzling SUVs for day two of their three-day New York City tour.

Meghan sported a $5,840 Loro Piana cashmere coat and matching $1,680 pants for her visit to the public school which was touted as a way to promote early literacy. Her shoes are thought to be $665 Manolo Blahnik red suede pointed toe pumps.

Prince Andrew has finally conceded that he’s been served with the bombshell sex-assault lawsuit against him, according to his accuser’s attorney — and is reportedly preparing to “come out fighting” to clear his name.

The scandal-scarred UK royal was this week twice served documents — via the UK’s High Court and his US attorney — after earlier denying that they’d been legally delivered.

A judge has ruled that Prince Andrew’s US lawyer can be served with legal papers in a sexual assault case filed by Virginia Giuffre in New York.

It follows a dispute over whether the prince has been formally notified of the civil claim against him.

New York judge Lewis Kaplan ruled Ms Giuffre’s lawyers could take the US route to serve papers on the prince.

Ms Giuffre, 38, claims she was sexually assaulted by the prince at three locations including New York City.

Prince Andrew has been served at his home in Britain with the paperwork for the bombshell lawsuit from his accuser who sued him in a US court.

According to a document filed on Friday, an affidavit of service was served at the Duke of York’s home in Windsor, England on August 27.

An agent working on behalf of Virginia Roberts, who claims she was forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17, handed them over to police officers at the property.

Andy gets served and the Queen likes BLM – bad day for the monarchy.

The Queen’s personal representative in Greater London has claimed that the Royal Family support the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sir Kenneth Olisa, the first black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, was asked if the Royals support BLM by Channel 4 News and, according to The Telegraph, responded that “The answer is easily yes”.