the interview was part of an extended one-on-one bbc special where prince andrew admitted to staying in epstein's new york city home even after the wealthy financier became a registered sex offender. >> do i regret the fact that -- that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? yes. >> unbecoming? he was a sex offender. >> yeah, i'm sorry, i'm being polite. >> the interview was a disaster. and there were serious questionsed about of him over many of the responses that he gave. >> reporter: and when asked about allegations made by giuffre, that the prince was sweating profusely while they were dancing, he responded with this now-infamous explanation. >> i -- i have a peculiar condition, which is that i don't sweat, or i didn't sweat at the time, and that was -- yes, i didn't sweat at the time, because i had suffered what i would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the falklands war when i was shot at. >> reporter: attorneys for the queen's second son calling giuffre's lawsuit baseless, meant to achieve another payday. if the case proceeds, the prince could

and alleges prince andrew had sex with her on several occasions and in multiple locations including new york, starting when she was 17. these are claims he denied many times. >> i took the decision -- >> reporter: in his 2019 bbc interview, the prince denied ever meeting her despite this photo. >> you don't remember meeting her? >> no. >> reporter: his accuser speaking to the bbc describing the night she says she first met him. >> he is the most hideous dancer i've ever seen in my life. i mean, it was horrible and this guy was sweating all over me. >> reporter: the prince rejecting that claim. >> there's a slight problem with the sweating because i have a peculiar medical condition which is that i don't sweat, or i didn't sweat at the time because i had suffered what i would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the falklands war. te hal leged nights. ter i was with the children. i had taken beatrice to a pizza express in working for a party. >> reporter: but now the prince and his legal team are under pressure to provide evidence to support those claims. and it's a ruling which only

the prince did acknowledge he saw epstein several times over the years and even stayed at his home in new york city even after he had been convicted of sex crimes. >> it was a convenient place to stay with the benefit of all the hindsight that one could have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: the prince has been away from the public eye for months fighting this case as a private citizen, no longer his royal highness. the queen recently stripping her son of his military titles and charities. >> they've done everything that they can to cut him loose and to emphasize that he's not part of the public face of the monarchy, but, of course, this continues to reflect on the royal family because he's the queen's son and that will not change. >> reporter: now, the civil trial is due to take place at some point in the fall. because prince andrew is a foreign citizen there is nothing compelling him to being there in person. and this morning, no word from the people behind me at buckingham palace because don't forget the prince is fighting this as a private citizen, george. >> lama