Prince Andrew has reached a settlement in the civil case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre. Perth-based Giuffre alleged Andrew sexually assaulted her when she was 17yo on 3 occasions after meeting her through convicted child abusers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Documents tendered to a court in New York Court say the Duke would pay an “undisclosed sum” to Ms Giuffre as well as a big donation to her charity which supports victim’s rights. The settlement says Andrew never intended to “malign” Giuffre’s character and that she had suffered as a victim of abuse and of “unfair” public attacks. Andrew has also pledged to “demonstrate his regret” for his association with Jeffrey Epstein by supporting the “fight against the evils of sex trafficking”. Pressure had been mounting after it became clear that he could be forced to give evidence at a trial beginning as early as September. His representatives said the Prince had no comment beyond the court statement and makes no admission of liability.