Prince Andrew settlement allows royals to keep calm and carry on
The settlement announced Tuesday between Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre allows Britain's monarchy to"move on", says royal commentators.
Instead, he has agreed to make a"substantial donation" to a charity established by Giuffre that supports sex trafficking victims, and will no longer be questioned under oath by her lawyers.The decision is seen as not only protecting the prince from further highly damaging revelations and attention, but also helps limit the British monarchy's exposure to the years-long scandal.
Under apparent pressure from the military, the Duke of York - as he is formerly known - has also been deprived of his military titles and, in an additional humiliation, lost the use of the title of"His Royal Highness".Andrew had already stepped back from the spotlight following a calamitous "He will, I think, forever be tainted by this scandal," he told Britain's domestic Press Association news agency.Platinum Jubilee focus
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