London (AFP) - The former personal assistant of Britain's Prince Philip has been charged with sexually abusing a girl while he was working for the royal family in the 1970s, prosecutors said.
Benjamin Herman, 79, was the personal assistant or "equerry" to the 93-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth from 1971 to 1974.
A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said Herman would appear in court on Monday.
"He is charged with three counts of indecent assault between 1972 and 1974 on a girl aged around 12," the spokesman said .... http://news.yahoo.com
