Prince Andrew pays sex accuser Virginia Giuffre £12 million for outside court settlement

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Prince Andrew has paid off his alleged sex accuser Virginia Giuffre bringing to an end her seven-month legal action that has left his reputation in tatters.

The reported £12 million payout was made after it was claimed Prince Charles was to foot more than half the bill as part of a loan.

Despite the civil case finally being settled, it leaves disgraced Andrew with little, if any, way back to public life.

Today, a joint ‘’Stipulation of Dismissal’ order was made public by a New York court where the case was being held which called for the action to be discharged “without prejudice”.

It stated that each side would cover its own costs and fees.

The Duke, 62, reached an out of court settlement with Ms Giuffre last month.

He demanded a trial by jury over claims the Prince sexually abused her on three separate occasions.

The mum-of-three alleged that in 2001 when she was 17 – a minor in US law – she was trafficked to London by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to have sex with Andrew.

Ms Giuffre also alleged she was forced to have sex with the prince at Epstein’s home in New York and the US Virgin Islands.

The Duke has always denied the claims and did not admit liability as part of the settlement.

As part of the payout, it included a £2m contribution to Ms Giuffre’s sex trafficking charity thought to have been paid by the Queen.

When the settlement was announced, Andrew issued a statement in which he acknowledged Ms Giuffre’s victimhood and that his pal Epstein sex-trafficked young girls.

The Duke said he regretted his association with the billionaire, but did not admit to having sexually abused Ms Giuffre.

He did not acknowledge or apologise for having publicly maligned her, only asserting he never intended to do so.

Andrew took the opportunity to commend Ms Giuffre, 38, and the other victims’ “bravery”.

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