LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Andrew's team were not surprised by a U.S. court ruling on Wednesday, but stressed it did not concern the merits of the allegations made against him, ITV reported on Thursday citing a source in the prince's office.
The royal failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager.
"Given the robustness with which Judge Kaplan greeted our arguments, we are unsurprised by the ruling. However, it was not a judgment on the merits of Ms Giuffre's allegations," ITV reporter Chris Ship said on Twitter, quoting the source. (Reporting by William James; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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