The settlement was an attempt to stop the scandal

Prince Andrew pays £12m to woman who accused him of 'raping her'

The prince vowed to face Goffrey in a public trial, but backed down.

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Social media users have furiously mocked Prince Andrew after agreeing to a financial settlement with the woman, Virginia Goffrey, after the prince, who once confirmed he had an ancient disease that made him never sweat, agreed to pay Goffrey £12m she accused him of raping her. , although he did not agree with her claims.

This woman had confirmed to investigators that the prince was sweating heavily when she was with him.

Many focused on social networking sites that the prince claimed that he had "never met" this woman, and also confirmed that on the night she claimed to have raped her, he was in a pizzeria with his two daughters.

One social media user wrote: "There are huge queues forming in front of the royal palace when news comes out that Prince Andrew gives people he hasn't met a lot of money," and another wrote, "If you don't meet Prince Andrew you are entitled to get millions of pounds." ».

It is understood that Prince Andrew's settlement was an attempt to stem the scandal, ahead of the Queen's jubilee celebrations later this year, which he will obviously be barred from.

It comes a few weeks after the prince vowed that he would confront the woman accusing him of rape in open court.

But he nevertheless agreed to pay a huge sum to settle the case before it reached the jury.

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