Prince Andrew is poised to hit Virginia Giuffre with an $A140 million (£81million) lawsuit.
The duke is “ready to go on the attack” if she repeats her intercourse allegations towards him in her new ebook, The Sun reviews.
“The minute she writes anything that repeats the original claims against him she will be hit with a $USD100 million ($A140 million) defamation lawsuit,” a supply claimed.
“Andrew is ready to go on the attack. Then her claims will be put under scrutiny in a court of law.”
It was revealed final week, Ms Giuffre, 39, signed a ebook deal believed to be price hundreds of thousands.
A sufferer of intercourse trafficking by the hands of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, now deceased, and Ghislaine Maxwell, now in jail, Ms Giuffre has claimed the Duke of York raped and abused her when she was 17. Prince Andrew has strongly denied her accusations.
The pair have been because of put the allegations to a jury in courtroom, however Prince Andrew settled the lawsuit in February of 2022.
The month earlier than, it was introduced Prince Andrew had been stripped of his navy titles, his royal patronages can be returned to the Queen and he would cease utilizing the title His Royal Highness in an official capability.
It was reported earlier this month that an order signed by each events for Ms Giuffre to stay silent in regards to the case and monetary deal expires in February.
The ebook announcement got here after The Sun revealed Prince Andrew hoped to overturn the multi-million-pound settlement with Ms Giuffre now her abuse case towards a high-profile US lawyer has crumbled.
Prince Andrew is consulting prime US attorneys Andrew Brettler and Blair Berk to attempt to get her to retract the allegations.
This article initially appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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