A woman who accuses British Prince Andrew (61) of abusing her as a minor has filed a lawsuit in a court in New York, according to American media reports.
With the lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre accuses Queen Elizabeth II's second eldest son of sexual abuse of a minor and is demanding compensation, reported TV broadcaster ABC on Monday, citing Giuffre and her lawyers.
Inquiries from the dpa initially went unanswered.
According to ABC, Andrew initially did not want to comment on a spokesman for the lawsuit.
The 38-year-old Giuffre had repeatedly accused the prince of having abused her as a minor.
Andrew had always denied that.
The incident is related to the abuse scandal involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in prison in 2019.
Prince Andrew had stayed overnight at Epstein's home on several occasions in the USA and the Caribbean.
He does not want to have heard of the machinations of his friend and his ex-partner Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently waiting for her trial in a New York prison.
Andrew has not made a statement yet
Andrew has promised to help all the relevant investigative authorities - but has not yet testified before the New York prosecutor despite all inquiries. Most recently, Andrew had come under increasing pressure in Great Britain because of his alleged involvement in the Epstein scandal, had given up all public duties for the royals and barely appeared in public.