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Gary Lineker mocks Prince Andrew for '£12m' Virginia Giuffre payment with sarcastic tweet
Gary Lineker has brutally mocked Prince Andrew with a sarcastic tweet following the announcement that the Duke of York has reached an out of court settlement with claimant Virginia Giuffre.Ms Giuffre, 38, has accused the Duke of sexually assaulting her on three occasions when she was 17 - though the Prince has repeatedly rebuked these allegationsBut despite demanding a trial by jury to clear his name, Andrew performed a drastic u-turn on Tuesday to reach a 'settlement in principle' with Ms Giuffre, thought to be in the region of £12million.In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, royal expert Kinsey Schofield revealed the out of court agreement to be "the best possible outcome for the royal family brand."But that hasn't stopped Match of the Day host Lineker from having a sly dig at the Duke on Twitter.Lineker wrote: "Reports that Palace have spent as much as £12m on Giuffre." "I’m not sure it’s enough to avoid going down," quipped the former Barcelona and Tottenham forward.It's also not the first time Lineker has tweeted about the Prince's dealings with Ms Giuffre.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.
