The British Prince Andrew has reached an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiff Virginia Giuffre in the abuse proceedings in New York.

This was announced by Giuffre's attorney David Boies in a letter to the competent New York federal court on Tuesday.

How much Prince Andrew will pay Giuffre has not been made public.

The second son of Queen Elizabeth II wants to make a "significant donation" to an organization founded by Giuffre to help victims of abuse.

If the agreement is accepted by the court, civil litigation would be off the table.

Giuffre says he was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew in 2001 when he was 17.

She was "loaned" to the Royal by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegations.

Because of the allegations and his previous contacts with Epstein, however, he gave up his royal duties in 2019 and largely withdrew from the public.

He then lost his military titles and royal patronage in January.