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15 Feb 2022

Prince Andrew: Settlement ‘least worst of many bad options’, says royal commentator

Social Affairs Editor and Presenter

The Duke of York has reached a settlement with his accuser Virginia Giuffre over her civil sex assault case in the United States.

Prince Andrew has already been stripped of his royal patronages and no longer uses the title His Royal Highness, but now that a trial won’t be going ahead, have the Royal Family escaped any major damage to their reputation?

Jackie is joined by the historian Anna Whitelock who’s professor of the history of monarchy at City University London and the royal commentator Peter Hunt.