Prince Andrew as part of an extrajudicial settlement of the Claim of Virginia Joffre pays her 12 million pounds sterling (more than $ 16 million). Part of this amount will allocate his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, reports Daily Mail.
As the Tabloid writes, the “mother of humiliated Duke York” is going to financially help him, to bring the line under the scandal before celebrating her 70-year anniversary on the throne.
According to sources, the queen and Prince Charles put pressure on Prince Andrew, insisting that he settled the case.
38-year-old Joffre sued the Duke of York City last year, accusing him in three episodes of sexual violence. At the time of the crime, she was 17 years old. On Tuesday, February 15, it became known that the parties reached an extrajudicial agreement, which includes a “substantial donation in favor of Mrs. Joffre.” Prince Andrew did not recognize the guilt in rape, but agreed to the departons.