London (CNN)Britain's Prince Andrew does not have plans to take legal action against a woman who has named him in a sex abuse lawsuit in Florida, CNN learned Tuesday. The allegation that he had sex with an underage girl, made in a federal court filing in Florida last week, has been firmly rejected by Buckingham Palace. "It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts. Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation," the palace said in a statement Monday. A palace spokesman, who is not named per custom, pointed out Friday that Prince Andrew is not a direct party to the "ongoing civil proceedings in the United States."
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CNN learns that Prince Andrew will not take legal action over the allegations
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Buckingham Palace strenuously denies claim that he had sex with an underage girl
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