but now one of the day s other main stories. there are calls for clarity over prince andrew s role in public life and how he will fund a financial settlement, after he agreed a deal in the us civil sexual assault case brought by virginia giuffre. the sum is being kept secret. as part of the settlement, prince andrew accepted his accuser ms giuffre had suffered as a victim of abuse. he made no admission of liability and has always denied the allegations. this morning the mp for york central has called on prince andrew to give up his title as the duke of york. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court, it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that s exactly what andrew has now done. without, importantly for him, any admission of liability over virginia giuffre s central assertion against andrew of sexual assault, but with the promise of a substan
charity, supporting victims rights. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court, it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that s exactly what andrew has now done. without, importantly for him, any admission of liability, over virginia giuffre s central assertion against andrew of sexual assault, but with the promise of a substantial donation to ms giuffre s charity in support of victims rights. a statement filed to the civil court in new york said.
prince andrew and his sex abuse accuser, virginia guiffre, have reached an out of court settlement in the civil case filed against him in the united states. the duke of york had previously said he wanted to contest the claims in court with a jury. there is no admission of liability by the duke. he has always maintained his innocence. he also pledged to demonstrate his regret for the association with convicted sex traffickerjeffrey epstein. by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims . our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that is exactly what andrew has now done. without importantly for him any admission of liability but with the
for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that is exactly what andrew has now done. without importantly for him any admission of liability but with the promise of a substantial donation to virginia giuffre s charity in support of victims rights. a statement filed to the civil court in new york says,
by virginia giuffre. ms giuffre had accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 which the duke has repeatedly denied. in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre suffered as a victim of abuse, . no details of the pay out have been made. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court, it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that s exactly what andrew has now done. without, importantly for him, any admission of liability, over virginia giuffre s central assertion against andrew of sexual assault, but with the promise of a substantial donation to ms giuffre s charity in support of victims rights. a statement filed to the civil court in new york said.