Prince William ignores question about whether he supports Prince Andrew – Insider

A video shows Prince William dodging a reporter's questions about whether he supports Prince Andrew amid his sexual-assault civil case on a visit to London's Foundling Museum on Wednesday.

Buckingham Palace announced on January 13 that Andrew had been stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages, and would face a sexual-assault lawsuit as a private citizen. Andrew has always denied the claims.

The 18-second clip of William was shared on Twitter by ITV's royal editor Chris Ship on Wednesday, and shows him and Kate Middleton putting on their coats in preparation to leave when a reporter asks: "Your Royal Highness, can I just ask, do you support Prince Andrew?"

The Duke of Cambridge, 39, appears not to have heard the question in the first instance and responds, "Sorry, I can't hear you." The reporter repeats the question and follows up with a second one, asking whether he has spoken to his uncle recently.

Upon hearing the question, William doesn't respond and promptly exits the building alongside the Duchess of Cambridge. Kensington Palace and ITV representatives did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

He's isn't the only royal who has been asked about his relationship with Prince Andrew recently.

A day after Buckingham Palace made the announcement, a video showed Prince Charles being asked by James Matthews, the Scotland bureau chief for Sky News, to share his view about the decision to strip Andrew of his titles and royal patronages while on a walk in Aberdeenshire.

The prince didn't respond to the question, opting to continue on his walk and greet a group of people.

Both Charles and William were "instrumental" in the initial palace discussions about the Duke of York's removal from royal status, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

The decision from Buckingham Palace came after Andrew's legal team's motion to dismiss the sexual-assault civil case, filed by Virginia Giuffre, was dismissed by US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on January 12, The Independent reported.

Giuffre filed the lawsuit in August, which accuses Prince Andrew of sexual assault. She claims Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with Andrew in his New York mansion, in London, and on Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands in 2001, when she was 17.

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