Belfast lawyer has not given Prince Andrew ‘any advice that he has acted upon as of yet’

Paul Tweed acts for Sarah Ferguson and ‘also on occasion for members of the York family’

Paul Tweed is known to be an adviser of the Duke of York’s family, especially his wife Sarah Ferguson and his two daughters, and has advised them on certain matters in the past. Picture: Stephen Dawson

Paul Tweed, the Belfast-based libel lawyer, says he has not given Prince Andrew, who is being sued over allegations of sexual assault in New York, “any advice that he has acted upon as of yet”.

Last week, Prince Andrew was sued by Virginia Giuffre in a federal court in New York, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years old.

The case relates to Andrew’s relationship with the dead financier Jeffery Epstein, and ...