This is reported by Sky News, citing a statement from Buckingham Palace.
It is clarified that the prince will still not perform any public duties.
It is also emphasized that in the case of rape, he will defend himself as a private person.
It was previously reported that 61-year-old Prince Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, was sued for rape.
Virginia Jufre filed a lawsuit - she claims that she became a "victim" of businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly brought her to the prince in 2001, when she was 17 years old.
According to the woman, the prince had sex with her three times without her consent.