Prince Andrew 'mocked by Palace aides singing nursery rhyme about £12m settlement'

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Prince Andrew over his £12million court settlement using an adapted old nursery rhyme.The Duke of York came to an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre this week after she alleged she had been made to have sex with Andrew when she was 17, which he has consistently denied.

They agreed on the monumental sum in a bid to avoid appearing in court for a civil case, The Mirror reports. Prince Andrew also claims he never met Giuffre, who claimed they were introduced through prolific paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with whom the Duke had a friendship.Following the settlement, claims have surfaced that palace aides have adapted the nursery rhyme ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ to mock the royal, reports the Sunday Times.They have allegedly been singing: "The grand old Duke of York, he had 12 million quid."He gave it to someone he’d never met, for something he never did."During his car crash interview with BBC's Emily Maitlis on Newsnight in 2019, Andrew said he had "no recollection" of meeting the trafficking victim even though there was a photo of the Prince with his arm around the 17-year-old with Ghislaine Maxwell in the background.

The Duke has previously suggested the photo is a fake.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here. Ms Guiffre alleged Andrew had sex with her three times while she was underage in the eyes of US law.The royal told Ms Maitlis he didn't regret his friendship with Epstein, and received a major backlash in light of the charges against the late financier.But sources close to him have now told the Sunday Times there is "genuine regret he was ever involved with Epstein".They added: "He is remorseful, particularly.