Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is allegedly seeking help from disgraced actor Kevin Spacey to clear his name in the Virginia Roberts s** assault lawsuit.

According to a source, Prince Andrew wants Spacey to testify that Ghislaine Maxwell was his guest during a guided tour of Buckingham Palace in 2002.

The tour was organized by the Duke and included other VIPs, such as former US President Bill Clinton.

A photo taken during the tour shows Maxwell and Spacey sitting on the Queen’s and Prince Philip’s Coronation thrones, smiling and larking around in the Throne Room.

The Duke of York wants to distance himself from Maxwell, who is set to be sentenced on s** trafficking crimes on June 28.

If Spacey can convince a jury that he was the crucial link with Ghislaine, rather than Andrew, it would distance the Prince from her somewhat and that’s crucial.

Andrew believes that Spacey could be a very compelling asset in front of a jury because of his gifted acting and public speaking skills.

Kevin Spacey’s reputation was severely tarnished after he was accused of making unwanted s**ual advances towards actor Anthony Rapp when he was just 14.

Following this allegation, other men came forward claiming that Spacey had made unwanted advances and s**ually harassed them.

Despite denying all assault allegations, Spacey’s reputation has not recovered.

Earlier this week, Prince Andrew demanded a ‘trial by jury’ as he hit back at accusations of rape and s**ual assault made by Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘s** slave’ Virginia Roberts.

In his official response, the Duke issued 41 denials, rejecting all allegations of wrongdoing.

He also submitted 11 defences calling for the case to be dismissed, including that Miss Roberts’ claims should be barred by ‘her own wrongful conduct’ and ‘unclean hands’.

His decision to go ahead with the case puts him in contravention with the Royal Family who, sources say, are ‘desperate’ for him to settle and avoid the spectacle of a trial in New York later this year during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Earlier this month the Queen ‘swiftly and ruthlessly’ forced Andrew to step down from his remaining royal patronages and demanded he fight the case as a ‘private citizen’.

Andrew had not officially responded to the 73-point civil claim as his lawyers almost immediately applied to a New York judge for it to be thrown out.

That was dismissed earlier this month, meaning he now needs to formally answer the accusations against him, including claims that Miss Roberts was trafficked to him by his friend, paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and forced to have s** with the Duke on three occasions when she was 17.

She says this amounts to rape, s**ual assault and battery as she seeks unspecified damages, thought to be in the millions of pounds.

Andrew’s eight admissions were limited to information already public, such as that he is a UK citizen and resides at Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate.

He admits his walk with Epstein in Central Park in 2010 and staying at the paedophile’s Manhattan mansion on the same trip, both caught on camera.

But in his rebuttal of Miss Roberts’ complaint, Andrew denies he ever s**ually abused her and refuses to ‘admit or deny’ her assertions that she was a victim of Epstein.

He even denies being a ‘close friend’ of Epstein’s girlfriend and now convicted s** trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Andrew’s legal team also reject Miss Roberts’ accusation that he has refused to co-operate with US authorities in their investigation of Epstein and his co-conspirators, despite officials claiming he has done just that.

Andrew makes clear he continues to dispute Miss Roberts is resident in the state of Colorado, which allows her to bring the case in the US.

Now a 38-year-old mother-of-three, she lives in Perth, Australia, and it is understood Andrew’s legal team still intend to pursue this in a bid to get the case thrown out.

It remains to be seen whether Spacey will agree to help Prince Andrew clear his name.

MailOnline has contacted Kevin Spacey and Buckingham Palace for comment.

In conclusion, Prince Andrew allegedly wants Kevin Spacey to testify that Ghislaine Maxwell was his guest during a guided tour of Buckingham Palace in 2002.

The Duke of York wants to distance himself from Maxwell, who is set to be sentenced on s** trafficking crimes on June 28.

Earlier this week, Prince Andrew demanded a ‘trial by jury’ as he hit back at accusations of rape and s**ual assault made by Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘s** slave’ Virginia Roberts.

However, his decision to go ahead with the case puts him in contravention with the Royal Family who are ‘desperate’ for him to settle and avoid the spectacle of a trial in New York later this year during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.