The treasury has maintained that a dime of taxpayers’ money was not mobilized to settle Virginia Guiffre, who had accused Prince Andrew of abusing her sexually. Prince Andrew had in February decided to compensate a reported sum of $12m to his accuser after he was set to stand trial for the case.
According to Mrs. Guiffre, the Duke of York had sex with her three times against her will, while she was still a minor following the orders of disgraced late billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew Will Also Donate Money To His Victims Charity That Supports Rape Victim
In reaction to allegations by some sections of the public that taxpayers’ money funded the settlement, the treasury recently said ‘No public money has been used to pay legal or settlement fees you refer to.’ Based on trending reports in the United Kingdom, the Duke has allegedly settled the lawsuit with Mrs.
Prince Andrew Did Not Use A Dime Of Public Money To Settle Sexual Allegation Lawsuit
Virginia ending the case. Besides the financial payment made to Guiffre, the embattled Prince declared that he would also make a significant payment to her charity that supports victims of rape. Even though both sides have agreed to end the lawsuit, the pact is not an admittance of accountability from Prince Andrew who has continued to vehemently rebuff the accusations leveled against him.
The embattled Prince Andrew claimed in a recent public statement that he ‘regretted his association with Epstein’ and pledged to demonstrate this ‘by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims’.
Moreover, one of the breaking stories in the past few days was that Prince Charles will loan his brother the money to complete the payment as the deadline for the payment is running down to the last few days. However, a royal source maintains that the Duke of York will refund the money to his brother once he sells off his Ski Chalet in Switzerland.
Prince Andrew’s sexual assault saga is arguably the most disgraceful royal controversy in modern memories and many Brits continue to agitate that Prince Andrew be stripped of his Dukedom and Counsellor of State status after losing his royal patronages and military titles in January.
