Prince Andrew's team "unsurprised" by U.S. ruling - ITV

Britain's Prince Andrew's team were not surprised by a U.S. court ruling on Wednesday, but stressed it did not concern the merits of the allegations made against him, ITV reported on Thursday citing a source in the prince's office.

The royal failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager.

"Given the robustness with which Judge Kaplan greeted our arguments, we are unsurprised by the ruling. However, it was not a judgment on the merits of Ms Giuffre's allegations," ITV reporter Chris Ship said on Twitter, quoting the source.