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Prince Andrew will be helped by his mother the Queen in paying his out-of-court settlement to accuser Virginia Giuffre as her Majesty has reportedly agreed to take care of the charity donation portion worth £2million, according to a source.
The Duke of York reached a "settlement in principle" with Ms Giuffre for what's reported to be £12million to avoid the case going to trial in New York.
As soon as court documents revealed a settlement had been agreed between the two parties, speculation arose as to who would be paying for the staggering sum.
According to sources who spoke to the Mirror, senior advisors to the Queen and Andrew’s legal team have agreed a deal to help financially as long as Her Majesty is not giving the money to the accused.
Speaking to the Mirror, a royal source said: “She could not be seen to be making a payment to a victim of sexual assault, who accused her son of being an abuser.
“But a deal was structured in such a way to arrange a sizeable financial contribution to the settlement by way of a charitable donation instead.”
The reports over the Queen’s financial support come as Andrew faces calls to confirm he will fund the multimillion-pound cost of his civil sex case settlement and not the public or royal family.
Andrew had previously said he wanted a jury trial to contest the allegations in court but he opted to reach a settlement with Ms Giuffre.
The Duke of York was accused of sexually adulting Ms Giuffre when she was 17, which he has consistently denied.
Andrew agreed to make payment to Ms Giuffre and a “substantial donation” to his accuser’s charity after the pair came to the undisclosed out-of-court settlement.
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Lawyer Mark Stephens, from the firm Howard Kennedy, believes Andrew will have to give details of where the settlement money is from or risk more “reputational damage” to the monarchy.
He said: “There’s absolute uproar on social media and mainstream media with people mistakenly thinking this money has come from taxpayers’ money or the civil list.
“And I think there’s equal concern that it comes from the royal family and what they want to see is that Andrew is paying out of his own pocket – that he’s personally being financially punished here.
“And I think he’s going to have to clarify within the next 24 to 48 hours from his team, that it’s come from his own private resources or will do.”
Prince Andrew's representatives and Buckingham Palace have been contacted.
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