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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Prince Andrew is following the same victim-blaming legal strategy as Ghislaine Maxwell, biographer says

Victoria Giuffre

Prince Andrew’s attempts to “victim-blame” Virginia Giuffre while accusing her of having false memories shows that the royal is being “seriously misadvised”, his biographer says.

Nigel Cawthorne told The Independent he was surprised that Andrew was employing the same legal tactics in his civil sexual assault case that Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys tried during her sex-trafficking trial; attack their accusers’ motives and claim memories of abuse have become distorted over time.

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