PRINCE Andrew will be dreading his former pal Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming trail as her accusers may drag him into the case, a lawyer has said.
The Duke of York is continuing to come under fire as allegations continue over claims he abused 17-year-old sex trafficking victim Virginia Roberts.
Andrew vehemently denies all accusations and has stated he has no memory of ever meeting Virginia, who alleges she was a victim of an international sex trafficking scheme run by paedo billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
But the 61-year-old potentially faces being thrust back into the spotlight against when Maxwell – Epstein’s alleged so-called “madam” – comes to trial last this month.
One lawyer involved in the case said its likely Andrew will be “dreading” the court case which continues jury selection this week and fully kicks off on November 29.
“This will thrust Andre back under the spotlight,” the unnamed case lawyer told The Mail on Sunday.
“It is inconceivable his name won’t be introduced by the women who will testify against Maxwell. He must be dreading it”.
It comes as Maxwell, 59, a British socialite, has renewed complaints about her prison conditions and moaned she will never get a fair trial.
She has been described as a “procurer” of underage girls for Epstein and faces six counts linked to sex trafficking after she was arrested at her bolthole in 2020.
Epstein and Maxwell are alleged to have hidden in plain sight as they rubbed shoulders with the rich and powerful.
It is claimed the couple lured in underage girls to abuse before then offering them up their wealthy friends.
Maxwell has moaned that she is being watched by guards and her only company is the rats near to the open sewer drain in her cell.
The alleged madam has had her bail rejected for the sixth time, despite moaning that she is being treated like “Hannibal Lecter.”
In her first ever interview from behind bars she has claimed that she is being kept in “inhumane” solitary confinement the entire time.
“I told the guards, but nothing was done until the rat popped out and charged a guard who screamed in terror.
She said: “I used to go to the loo with an open sewer drain and a friendly rat would regularly visit.
“Finally, the sewer drain was covered.”
And she has also moaned she is being served “inedible” food – such as bread so wet you can squeeze water out of it, and apples riddled with maggots.
Maxwell added: “I used to take a shower every day but I’ve stopped because of the creepy guards who stand close and stare at me the whole time.”
Her lawyers argue her jail conditions are fit only for fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, and say her continued imprisonment is “untenable and unreasonable”.
Maxwell denies recruiting and trafficking underage girls for Epstein to abuse from 1994 to 1997.
She indicated her witnesses may include Dr Park Dietz, a psychologist who evaluated serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Maxwell faces a maximum of 80 years in prison if found guilty of abusing and procuring young girls for Epstein.
Her relationship with Prince Andrew will also be put back on display for the courtroom to hear evidence on.
Roberts is expected to face Maxwell across the courtroom.
She claims that she was “sex trafficked” to the Prince three times when she was 17 and therefore underage.
Ms Roberts has described Maxwell as a monster adding: “She’s vicious, pure evil.
“Epstein was a sick paedophile but Ghislaine was the mastermind.”
Ghislaine and Andrew have known each other for decades, and she is alleged to be the one who introduced the Duke to Epstein.
And the Prince – often dubbed The Queen’s “favourite son” – faces civil litigation in a lawsuit filed by Virginia.
Meanwhile, Epstein hanged himself in his prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking offences.
The Celeb Report Online has contacted a representative for Prince Andrew for comment.
