Most of the $12.5 million Prince Andrew needs to pay Australia-based Virginia Roberts Giuffre will come from Prince Charles, with The Queen also putting money into the settlement.Prince Andrew will then pay both back when he and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson sell their $30m Swiss chalet. The sale could take up to two months and he has to pay Ms Roberts Giuffre within 10 days.If he doesn’t pay the money back, he will lose inheritance from The Queen, The Sun reports.It’s believed Prince Charles pressured his brother to agree to the settlement after lawyers said Prince Andrew would give a witness statement to the sex abuse civil case in New York – risking even more damage to the monarchy.No public money is believed to being used to fund the settlement.A palace source said: “There were family discussions about how to ‘take a little from here and a little from there’. Once the [chalet money] hits his bank account, he can pay back his brother and whoever else has lent him money.“But that payment (to Virginia) has to be paid on time. He can’t rely on selling the chalet. Too many things can go wrong and the court won’t wait for property queries.”Prince Andrew has always strongly denied any wrongdoing and has maintained he cannot recall ever meeting Ms Roberts Giuffre.In 2019 he gave a disastrous interview to the BBC where he spoke of his friendship with convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, but instead of shutting down the scandal it just ignited it and caused further embarrassment to the Royal Family.The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee this year and senior royals like Prince Charles and Prince William have been keen to distance the drama surrounding Prince Andrew, who has been essentially exiled from the family, from the event.
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