It is being reported that documents submitted to court in the U.S. pertaining to the civil sexual abuse claim against the Queens second eldest son 'Prince Andrew', have been settled in principle for an undisclosed sum.
The sum of money agreed between the two parties may never be released, but had been speculated to be up to £14million.
The document submitted to the court discloses that lawyers acting for both Prince Andrew and Ms Giuffre have reached 'in principle' an out of court settlement with promises by the Duke to make a donation to a victims charity, but falls short of an admission of sexual assault as claimed by his accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her on a number of occasions whilst she was subjected to sex trafficking by Epstein and Maxwell aged 17.
Giuffre sued Andrew last August - the first time she had brought action against him after going public with the allegations in 2011.
The disgraced Duke is said to regret his association with Epstein and promises to make amends with a donation to a victims' charity but does not admit sexual assault, instead he commends the bravery of Ms Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others.
A second joint letter addressed to US judge Lewis A Kaplan advises of the in principle settlement, outlining intent to dismiss the case within 30 days.
The document submitted earlier today goes on to say:
The prince has never intended to malign Ms Giuffre's character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks.
He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.
It is unclear if the Duke will return to the Royal fold after being stripped of his HRH title and duties by the Queen last month.
The avoidance of clearing his name in court will not placate critics against him.
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