Prince Andrew has finally accepted that he has been served with a sexual assault lawsuit.
The Duke of York has previously denied being properly served with sexual assault papers from Virginia Giuffre in the United States, who claims that he sexually assaulted her as a minor on more than one occasion, as per the Metro.
Lawyers for both Prince Andrew and Giuffre have now accepted that papers were served on September 21.
Giuffre, nee Roberts, 38, claims that she was sexually assaulted by the Queen's second son three times: once in New York City, once in London at Maxwell's home, and once on Epstein's private island, known as Little St. James, in the US Virgin Islands, as per The Sun.
Andrew, 61, has repeatedly denied the accusations made against him, and in a sensational interview with Newsnight last year, he denied having ever met Giuffre, despite the pair being photographed together.
Prince Andrew was served the papers in both the UK and the US.
Giuffre's lawyer, David Boies, told The Telegraph about why it was important to do so. "We present him with a copy of the complaint in a formal way," he explained. "Because he is a foreign citizen, we have to do this under the Hague Convention."
The Metro reports that the Duke would typically have 21 days to file his response to the complaint, however, according to the document, he has been given until October 29.
Per Politico, Giuffre is asking for "punitive damages" and a "trial by jury" because of the nature of the crime the Duke is accused of.
The lawsuit states, per BBC News: "Twenty years ago Prince Andrew's wealth, power, position, and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her. It is long past the time for him to be held to account."
"In this country, no person, whether president or prince, is above the law, and no person, no matter how powerless or vulnerable, can be deprived of the law's protection," the documents continued.
The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages from Prince Andrew.