Prince Andrew has made a dash for Balmoral 'to avoid multiple attempts to serve sexual assault papers at his Windsor mansion', reports say.
The Duke of York, 61, was seen with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson yesterday leaving Royal Lodge, before the pair took a 500-mile trip to the Queen's 50,000-acre Scottish estate, where she is staying while on holiday, The Sun reports.
Andrew has not yet responded to the New York lawsuit of Jeffrey Epstein's former sex slave Virginia Giuffre accusing him of 'rape in the first degree'.
Papers have not yet been served on the duke or his lawyers despite 'multiple attempts' at Royal Lodge, Windsor, in the last fortnight, it is believed.
Andrew is now set to stay at the Queen's private estate when the case relating to the alleged sex abuse is heard, reports indicate. The civil suit is due to be heard via a telephone conference in New York on September 13.
Ms Giuffre's lawsuit claims she had been 'forced to have sexual intercourse' with Andrew against her will - a claim strongly denied by Andrew.
The Duke of York, 61, was seen with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson yesterday leaving Royal Lodge, before the pair took a 500-mile trip to the Queen's 50,000-acre Scottish estate, where she is staying while on holiday
Pictured: Prince Andrew with Virginia Roberts (now known as Giuffre) and Ghislaine Maxwell
The Duke of York, 61, was seen with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson yesterday leaving Royal Lodge, before the pair were driven on a 500-mile trip to the Queen's 50,000-acre Scottish estate, where she is staying while on holiday, reports say
A source said: 'Andrew was going stir-crazy inside Royal Lodge for the past few weeks. He wasn't going horse riding and couldn't step outside because of attempts to serve him with the legal papers.
Andrew is now set to stay at the Queen's private estate when the case relating to the alleged sex abuse is heard, reports indicate
'He knows he is far safer up at Balmoral on the Queen's estate. Andrew is always described as the Queen's favourite son but she is meant to be on holiday at Balmoral.
'With Andrew and
