Prince Andrew’s legal and PR costs soar to nearly $3 million

Prince Andrew has racked up authorized payments as he combats allegations made in opposition to him by Virginia Giuffre.
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Prince Andrew has logged almost $3 million in authorized and public relations prices in his battle in opposition to alleged former intercourse slave Virginia Giuffre, based on a report.

Queen Elizabeth’s second son and eighth in line to the throne has racked up the prices with high-profile attorneys, together with a Los Angeles-based lawyer who has represented quite a few celebrities in intercourse assault instances, together with comic Invoice Cosby and actor Armie Hammer.

In England, the prince’s high-powered group contains Clare Montgomery, who as soon as defended Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and Stephen Ferguson, who represented the Adams Household crime syndicate within the UK, based on a report within the Sunday Instances of London.

Gary Bloxsome, one other London-based lawyer whose penchant for optimism has earned him the moniker “Good Information, Gary,” can also be a part of the group, based on the newspaper.

The British legal professionals have been employed after Prince Andrew, 61, sat for a “automotive crash” interview with the BBC in November 2019. Within the interview he denied ever assembly a 17-year-old Giuffre, then recognized by her maiden title Roberts. Giuffre has claimed that she was procured for the prince by convicted intercourse trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2001.

Prince Andrew’s authorized group contains lawyer Clare Montgomery, who has represented Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet previously.

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Prince Andrew is promoting a Swiss chalet for $23 million in an effort to make authorized prices. The authorized group was introduced on after he sat for a disastrous interview with the BBC.

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Within the US, the British royal has employed Andrew Brettler, who has additionally been retained by actor Chris Noth, now dealing with his personal accusations of sexual assault from a number of girls over the previous couple of weeks.

The prince is promoting a Swiss chalet that he purchased in 2014 together with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for greater than $23 million, in an effort to fund his authorized prices, based on stories. The Queen might also be on the hook if a settlement is reached with Giuffre that might high $6 million, based on a report in the Telegraph.

Virginia Giuffre alleges that she was intercourse trafficked to Prince Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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