Andrew ‘loaned £12m by Queen, Philip and Charles – and hasn’t paid a penny back’ | Royal | News

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was reportedly loaned £12 million by his parents and brother to pay off the debt of sex accuser Virginia Giuffre, and has yet to repay any of the debt. Sources say the disgraced former prince has been approached by the late Queen Elizabeth II to resolve the sexual abuse case in 2022. He claimed £7 million was given from Elizabeth, with sources claiming £3 million came from Prince Philip’s estate and £1.5 million from then-Prince Charles.

Ms Giuffre, who died by suicide last year, claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times, including when she was 17, which Andrew vehemently denies.

The former Duke of York paid millions to settle the civil sex case despite insisting he had never met her, and reportedly raised the money solely by relying on help from his family.

A source told Sun: “Andrew never paid back a dime.”

They added: “As far as everyone knows, he still hasn’t paid back a penny of the millions he took.

“Money from the Royal Family bought her silence, but robbed Virginia Giuffre of her day in court and the chance to publicly challenge her account of what happened.”

It has previously been suggested that the firm is rallying around Andrew in a bid to draw a line under the Epstein scandal ahead of the Platinum Jubilee in February 2022.

The furore surrounding the late Queen’s second son has grown in the years since, with the latest Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice triggering a police investigation into the former prince’s relationship with the convicted pedophile.

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The force said: “Whilst we cannot give a timetable for when a decision will be made on whether a criminal investigation will be opened, we can assure you that Thames Valley Police are making progress as quickly as possible.”

Protected for years by his mother, Andrew was effectively made a commoner by King Charles last year after he was stripped of his right to be a prince and dukedom over his ties to Epstein.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday that it would “stand ready to provide support” if police were contacted about the allegations.