Accuser may have false memories, says prince

The Duke of York has suggested that Virginia Roberts Giuffre is suffering from ‘‘false memories’’ in her claims that he sexually abused her and wants to question her psychologist as a witnesses, court documents have revealed. His lawyers have asked to interview Dr Judith Lightfoot about Giuffre’s claims to have suffered ‘‘severe emotional distress and psychological harm’’ as a result of the duke’s alleged conduct. They also want to question her husband Robert Giuffre under oath about her ‘‘alleged childhood trauma and abuse’’.