22 January 2023 , 10:46
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Prince Andrew is reportedly planning to try and overturn the multi-million pound settlement he reached with accuser Virginia Giuffre.
The Duke of York stepped down from royal duties and the late Queen stripped him of his military affiliations and patronages in the wake of a sex scandal last year.
Ms Giuffre brought the civil case alleging Prince Andrew had forced her to have sex with him on three occasions in 2001 when she was 17 years old.
Andrew denies the allegations and later agreed to an out of court settlement with his accuser. The settlement is not an admission of guilt and Prince Andrew continues to deny any wrongdoing.
Jailed sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell (pictured right) claims allegations against Prince Andrew, pictured Virginia Giuffre, with are unfounded (PA)Ms Giuffre has since dropped a separate lawsuit against high-profile US lawyer Alan Dershowitz, saying she "may have made a mistake".
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A source told the Sun: "I can tell you with confidence that the Prince Andrew team is now considering legal options."
In the US, he would have to argue legal reasons to overturn the deal as sources claim he didn't want to settle.
A source told the Sun: “He never wanted to make a deal and has always insisted he is innocent.”
Prince Andrew's team is considering legal options, a source has claimed (PA)In the settled lawsuit, Ms Giuffre alleged Prince Andrew forced her to have sex with him at Ghislaine Maxwell's London home, at Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and in the Virgin Islands.
The Duke of York agreed a financial settlement in 2022 which saw him pay an amount to Ms Giuffre and to her charity for victims' rights.
It comes as jailed sex trafficker Maxwell claims allegations against Prince Andrew are unfounded and says she didn't introduce him to Ms Giuffre.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20 year sentence at a Florida jail for luring young girls to massage rooms for the disgraced financier Epstein between 1994 and 2004.