The two sides have reached a settlement
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached an agreement to settle their court case and bring the accusations against the royal to an end.
A statement released on Tuesday states that the two parties have “reached a settlement in principle”, asking that the case be dismissed “within thirty days.”
Giuffre had been suing the Duke of York, claiming he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17. Prince Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied these accusations.
The document submitted to the US court stated that the duke would be making a “substantial donation to Ms Giuffre’s charity.”
It also states that Prince Andrew had “never intended to malign Ms Giuffre’s character” and that he recognised she had “suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks”.
BREAKING Giuffre v Prince Andrew: case settled pic.twitter.com/m4VDrIPkA2
— Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg) February 15, 2022
Last month, Judge Kaplan ruled that Giuffre’s lawsuit against Andrew would not be dismissed on the grounds of a previous settlement made between Giuffre and the late Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement from lawyers of both parties, Andrew admits that he “regrets” links to Epstein and accepts that Giuffre was a victim of abuse.
In a joint statement from lawyers for both parties there is no sign of Prince Andrew admitting guilt or apologising.
However he ‘regrets’ links to Epstein and accepts she was a victim of abuse.
Unclear what the financial settlement is, but expect it is millions of dollars. pic.twitter.com/iAjWViKvHY
— Joe Pike (@joepike) February 15, 2022
The royal has also pledged to demonstrate his regret for his ties with the paedophile by supporting the “fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.”