Prince Andrew has reached an out of court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him in a lawsuit of sexually abusing her more than two decades ago when she was 17. Ms Giuffre sued the Duke of York last August, alleging he assaulted her while the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was trafficking her.
In a joint-court-filing, lawyers for the two parties say the settlement includes an undisclosed sum. The Prince intends to make a substantial donation to Ms Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights. The filing says Prince Andrew accepts Ms Guiffre has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks.
Our London correspondent, Olly Barratt, has the reaction.
The Duke of York Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts (now Giuffre) and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001. Photo: AFP
