Prince Andrew ‘on Collision Course’ With Royals, Who Want Him to Settle With Virgina Giuffre, Not Seek Trial

Prince Andrew is ‘taking a collision course’ with the royals over his decision seek a jury trial in a civil case against him by Virginia Giuffre, who alleges the queen’s son raped her three times when she was 17.

British newspaper Daily mail also cited a source as saying the palace was “desperate” for Andrew to settle down to eliminate the prospect of an embarrassing New York courtroom duel that would overshadow the queen Platinum Jubilee Celebration. These officially begin on Accession Day — February. 6 — celebrates the death of the queen’s father in 1952 and will culminate with a four-day holiday weekend in June.

The potential for embarrassment that a trial with a full jury can entail has been made clear by British royal expert and lawyer Mark Stephens, who told Letters: “Question will be asked to Virginia Giuffre about the prince’s body, any traces, his performance, locations adopted — every conceivable detail to ask and then will be given to Andrew.”

Although the queen acted belatedly this month to completely sever Andrew from any official connection to the royal familythe prospect of the second—and some say love—To be grilled about her sexual activities in public court would still be an unprecedented humiliation for the royal family, which is likely why a source told Letters: “Andrew is on a collision course with the palace” because of his apparent determination to keep fighting the case.

Of course, it remains unclear whether Andrew will have enough money to settle with Giuffre, who will likely demand a multi-million dollar settlement to deny her claims, even if he wanted to. . Previous reports have suggested that Prince Charles and Prince William are staunchly opposed to the family using money to pay Andrew’s accuser, believing that Andrew should “clean up his own mess”.

In recent weeks, The Daily Beast reported that Andrew is selling a $20 million ski bungalow he and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, own in the Alpine ski resort of Verbier, Switzerland. .

There has been some speculation that this could provide cash to fund any settlement.

However, lawyer Spencer Kuvin, who has represented Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, told the British newspaper that Mirror In fact, a pre-trial sale could be one way to get his assets out of reach for Giuffre, saying: “If Virginia gets a verdict against Andrew, if this goes through the whole trial, if it goes through the trial, it’s going to be fine. trial and she gets a financial verdict in her favor, she can exercise any property he has, most likely his ski chalet.

“If Andrew has assets in any of the companion countries subject to such US jurisdiction, she can exercise over those assets.”