A source close to King Charles claimed on Thursday night that the monarch made no financial contribution to the £12million settlement paid to Virginia Giuffre by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Buckingham Palace sought to distance the King from the payout, rejecting claims that he provided £1.5million towards the total sum.
Mrs Giuffre had accused the former duke of having sex with her when she was 17, alleging she was trafficked to London by Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing and stated he had no recollection of meeting her.
King Charles insider denies monarch contributed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor settlement
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Andrew paid an undisclosed amount, believed to be approximately £12million, to resolve the civil sexual assault claim in 2022.
The settlement contained no admission of guilt and was reportedly funded through multiple royal sources.
The Sun reported earlier this week that the late Queen provided around £7million as a loan, while Prince Philip’s estate contributed approximately £3million.
Other members of the Royal Family are thought to have supplied an additional £1.5million, though the King was not among them, a source has now claimed to the Times.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pictured with Virginia Giuffre in 2001
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Beyond the settlement itself, Andrew would have needed to cover substantial legal costs.
Gordon Brown has urged police to question Andrew, warning that the trafficking of girls into Britain was never properly examined.
The former Prime Minister highlighted files released by the US Department of Justice showing that Epstein, the paedophile financier who took his own life in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial, transported girls into Stansted and other British airports aboard his private aircraft.
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At least one of these flights was connected to the former duke, according to Brown.
Writing in the New Statesman, he stated: “I have been told privately that the investigations related to the former Prince Andrew did not properly check vital evidence of flights. I have asked the police to look at this as part of the new inquiry. The Stansted revelations alone require them to interview Andrew.”
Thames Valley police is currently evaluating allegations that Andrew passed confidential information from his role as trade envoy to Epstein.
A decision on whether to open a full investigation or take no further action is anticipated within weeks.
Buckingham Palace has indicated it will cooperate with any police inquiry.
Courtiers declined on Thursday night to confirm whether an internal palace investigation into Andrew’s relationship with the convicted paedophile had commenced, citing concerns about potentially prejudicing any police proceedings.
Andrew has previously denied all wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, including allegations that he misused his position as trade envoy.