Prince Andrew Plans Fightback To Return to Public Life After Sex Abuse Accuser Virginia Giuffre Drops Case Against US Lawyer

According to sources, Prince Andrew feels that he was forced to renounce his royal titles and is now preparing a "fightback."

It follows last week's decision by his accuser Virginia Giuffre to withdraw her lawsuit against renowned US lawyer Alan Dershowitz, stating that she "may have made a mistake" in alleging he had abused her.

Prince Andrew Plots 'Fightback'

According to reports, the Duke of York is growing more and more irate that his settlement Giuffre has silenced him. Giuffre, 39, claimed that Prince Andrew, 62, had sexually abused her, and he settled a legal lawsuit by paying her. Prince Andrew has angrily and continuously refuted the allegations.

According to sources close to Prince Andrew, in light of the most recent development, he feels limited by the formal arrangement and wants to fight back. In talks with top aides in January, he was allegedly taken by surprise when he was asked to leave his position as a royal.

The prince resigned when the judge presiding over Giuffre's court case in New York turned down Prince Andrew's request to have the case dismissed in January. The Duke was called to Windsor Castle the next day, where insiders said he thought he had been ambushed by three top royal advisers, Daily Mail reported.

The then-Lord Chamberlain, Lord Andrew Parker, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Michael Stevens, and Sir Edward Young, the Queen's personal secretary, were in attendance. Prince Andrew consented to take the matter on as a private citizen under "immense pressure."

However, he apparently contends that he was misled into thinking that until his legal matters were in order, his titles and patronages would be suspended "under the protection of his mother." Giuffre also filed a lawsuit against Dershowitz in 2019, claiming that he had defamed her by rejecting reports that she had been sold to the lawyer by Epstein between 2000 and 2002.

On Tuesday, Giuffre decided to dismiss the accusations, admitting she "may have made a mistake" in charging him with sexual assault as well. It is assumed that Dershowitz and Prince Andrew are speaking with one another via a third party.

Prince Andrew Sex Abuse Scandal

On January 12, the court presiding over Giuffre's legal case in New York denied Prince Andrew's attempt to throw out the lawsuit, which served as the impetus for him to return his royal titles and patronages.

The Duke was called to Windsor Castle the next day, where, according to reports, he felt ambushed by three top royal advisers. Those attending were Lord Chamberlain at the time, Lord Andrew Parker, Sir Michael Stevens, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, and Sir Edward Young, the Queen's private secretary, who has continued to serve the King in that capacity.

Per The Sun, Prince Andrew consented to take the matter on as a private person under "immense pressure." But he was told that until his legal problems were in order, his titles and patronages would be suspended "under the protection of his mother."

According to insiders, even the Queen hoped to find a way for Prince Andrew to return to public life and believed the settlement of the lawsuit would be a brief setback for him. But it has been reported that "the forces" rejected all parental efforts to assist him. The Queen is alleged to have confided in an informant that she was heartbroken by the circumstance, which persisted right up to her passing.

The Duke of York was deeply affected by her passing in September, and according to reports, this made him feel even more alone in his family. As the Duke of York grappled with his loss, others close to him have accused senior royals of being unkind, claiming they only sent "messengers delivering bad news" to deal with him.

According to rumors, Prince Andrew, who continues to reside at Royal Lodge in Windsor with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, is "completely lost," "in bad shape," and despondent. But according to people close to him, the Duke of York is "regaining his strength and ready to fight," not depressed.

With poppies attached to his horse's bridle, he was observed riding in Windsor looking slim after significantly losing weight. The Prince worked with The Foundation for Liver Research over the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day and spoke on the phone with veterans.

He even went out to dinner last week for the first time since he lost his mother. But it's yet unclear how Prince Andrew will arrange his comeback. He consented to a gag order that prevents him from disputing that he had signed Giuffre alleges that over a period of years, Jeffrey Epstein, his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and others in their social circle exploited her as a sex slave and physically and verbally assaulted her.

In February, her lawsuit against Prince Andrew was resolved outside of court when Prince Charles, who is now the King, pleaded with him to "see sense." Per Mirror, the Duke struck his agreement shortly after, although he refused to admit guilt. But according to reports, the settlement's conditions have made him "frustrated that he cannot say his piece."