In his now infamous interview with the BBC'sNewsnight program,Andrew said he was prepared to give testimony or give a statement under oath"if push came to shove and the legal advice was to do so".

"I'm like everybody else and I would have to take all the legal advice that there was before I was to do that sort of thing. But if push came to shove and the legal advice was to do so,then I would be duty-bound to do so,"he said.

The interview,in which Andrew vehemently denied he had had sex with a woman who says she was trafficked by Epstein,spectacularly backfired and he was forced to abandon his royal duties days later.

In a statement announcing that decision,the Queen's second-eldest son said he would co-operate with investigations.

"Of course,I am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations,if required,"he said at the time.

"I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein. His suicide has left many unanswered questions,particularly for his victims,and I deeply sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure. I can only hope that,in time,they will be able to rebuild their lives."

Virginia Roberts Giuffre has claimed Epstein forced her to have sex with Andrew in 2001 when she was 17. She says Epstein flew her around the world on his private planes to meet powerful men,and that she had sexual encounters with Andrew in London and New York and in the US Virgin Islands.

Andrew strongly denied the claims during theNewsnight interview.

"I can absolutely,categorically tell you it never happened,"he said.

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