The Queen is reportedly all set to help Prince Andrew pay off his £12million settlement to accuser Virginia Giuffre. It was announced on Tuesday that the Duke of York reached an out of court "settlement in principle" with Ms Giuffre in her bombshell civil sex claim filed in the US.
The court documents revealed the disgraced royal will make a "substantial donation" to Ms Giuffre's chosen charity, one which supports victims rights.
He will avoid going to trial as a result. As reported in the Telegraph, some of the cash for the huge donation will come from the Queen, who also footed the bill for Andrew's legal fight which cost millions of pounds.
A source claimed: “Walls were closing in fast. After his deposition, he would likely have been so damaged, no one could save him or agree to fund his settlement.”It was The Queen and Prince Charles who had reportedly put significant pressure on Andrew in efforts to get him to settle his case, royal sources claimed.
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