Prince Andrew has been named in documents filed in a Florida court
A US lawyer alleged to have had sex with a minor has denied the claims - and said allegations against Prince Andrew must also be "presumed" false.
Alan Dershowitz said the woman making the claims "should not be believed".
He and the Duke of York were named in documents filed in a Florida court over how prosecutors handled a case against financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The woman alleges she was forced by Epstein to have sex with Prince Andrew - claims denied by Buckingham Palace.
She says it happened when she was under age, and on three occasions - in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein - between 1999 and 2002.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "This relates to long-standing and ongoing civil proceedings in the United States, to which the Duke of York is not a party.
"As such we would not comment on the detail. However, for the avoidance of doubt, any suggestion of impropriety with under age minors is categorically untrue".
'Will not rest'
Mr Dershowitz, a former Harvard Law professor, said the allegations against him were not true.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: "My only feeling is if she's lied about me - which I know to an absolute certainty she has - she should not be believed about anyone else."
He said the woman had "lied about other public figures including a former prime minister and others who she claims to have participated in sexual activities with".
"So I think it must be presumed all her allegations against Prince Andrew were false as well," he told the programme.
He added that he had only met the prince at public occasions, and had never been alone with him.
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