As an American citizen, forcing the Duchess to testify presents fewer issues than it would for other royals.
Now, another pending decision in the case could create even bigger rifts within the Firm.Meghan Markle could be asked to testify against Prince Andrew as a witness in the suit. The case was brought in the U.S., and David Boies, Giuffre’s attorney, told the publication that this could make Meghan a good subject for a subpoena, which would force her to give a statement for the court. “One; she is in the U.S. so we have jurisdiction over her.
Boies also indicated that while Sarah Ferguson, Andrew’s ex-wife, as well as their daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, would be targets for subpoenas, getting jurisdiction over them as U.K. citizens presents additional challenges. “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,” he said.
However, when asked if he would depose Andrew’s mother—that is, Queen Elizabeth II—Boies declined. He cited “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.
Giuffre’s suit must survive a pending motion to dismiss from Prince Andrew’s team on January 4th for the case to move forward, but the threat of a deposition could create a kind of no-win situation for all involved.
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