Prince Andrew will be bracing for a fresh round of media attention and public scrutiny over his sex abuse scandal as one year approaches since his reported multi-million dollar settlement with Virginia Giuffre.
According to The Sun, Giuffre sees her silencing orders, part of her agreement with the Duke, end in February. It is expected she will be free to speak out about her experience with the royal, who has denied allegations of abuse associated with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, now imprisoned.
Avoiding a court case, it is believed the Duke settled with Guiffre for between $5 million and $9 million. The agreement, while including no admission to the accusations or an apology, is said to have detailed an acceptance that Giuffre, 17 at the time of the alleged abuse, was indeed a “victim of abuse.”
According to the Telegraph, both parties signed an order to remain silent about the case and financial deal during the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, but this expires in February.
