Royal Family News: Did Email Trail About Damning Photo Force Prince Andrew To Settle?

British royal family news divulges that Prince Andrew and his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre came to an out of court settlement last night. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed in court documents but media outlets have speculated the figure to be anywhere between 7.5 and 12 million dollars.

Prince Andrew’s team has stated they will not be speaking further about the matter and the exact amount may never be known. Why did disgraced Andrew settle after days ago asking for a jury to hear the case in fall in NYC?

Royal Family News – Why Did Andrew Settle Out of Court?

The case looked set to be heard in autumn but according to the Daily Mail, the smoking gun could have been emails related to a widely circulated picture of Andrew and Virginia hugging. Andrew’s friends claimed that the picture was Photoshopped and yesterday the plaintiff indicated the original photo could not be found. Now comes word that an email sent about the picture by Ghislaine Maxwell, “was set to be dealt a major blow,” to Andrew’s standing.

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Royal Family News – Where is the Original Of A Damning Photo?

Giuffre claims she was sex trafficked by Andrew’s friends, dead convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his “pimp” Ghislaine Maxwell who is awaiting sentencing. According to the Mail, “A leaked email from the prince’s friend and now convicted sex trafficker appeared to confirm the authenticity of an infamous picture of the duke standing with his arm around his accuser, Virginia Roberts.”

The Picture Shows Andrew And Giuffre Standing Close Together, His Arm Around Her Bare Waist While Maxwell Looks On.

The photograph was said to be taken in Maxwell’s London townhouse in 2001. According to the outlet, Prince Andrew’s lawyers, “had claimed it might be a fake, but an email obtained by the Daily Mail shows that even Maxwell, who appears in the background of the photo, believes it to be real.”

Royal Family News – Is An Email Exchange A Smoking Gun?

In an email exchange seen by the Mail, “the picture was discussed by Maxwell and Epstein’s former lawyer, Alan Dershowitz. On January 10, 2015, Mr Dershowitz wrote: ‘Dear G. Do you know whether the photo of Andrew and virginia is real? You are in the background.”

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Minutes later, Maxwell replied to the email with: “It looks real. I think it is.” For the record Giuffre, claimed, “that she had been forced to have sex with both Andrew and Mr Dershowitz.” The emails were said to have, “caused panic for Andrew and in emails previously reported by the BBC, he contacted Maxwell at 5.50am on January 3, 2015, writing, “Let me know when we can talk. Got some specific questions to ask you about Virginia Roberts.”

Maxwell replied, “Have some info. Call me when you have a moment.”

At this time Giuffre is suing Dershowitz for defamation, a case he is fighting.

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