Queen Elizabeth II MOSCOW, Feb 17Queen Elizabeth II will donate £2 million ($2.7 million) to Virginia Giuffre's charitable foundation, which accused Prince Andrew of raping Prince Andrew, reports The Mirror, citing sources. «The Queen has decided to help Prince Andrew settle his rape case personally by donating £2 million to the Virginia Giuffre Foundation,» the statement said. Earlier it became known that Prince Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement with human rights activist Virginia Giuffre who accused him of rape. A formal request to do so will be made within 30 days. For this period, the parties are asked to cancel all deadlines for the process and suspend the case. In addition, Prince Andrew announced his intention to donate a substantial amount to charity in support of victims of violence. According to the Mirror newspaper, Prince Andrew will pay £12 million (more than $16 million) in an out-of-court settlement under pressure from the Queen. On Wednesday, the Telegraph newspaper reported that Prince Andrew would retain his remaining titles after reaching an agreement with a human rights activist who accused him of rape. He will retain the title of duke, the rank of vice admiral and the status of councilor of state. Giuffre is one of the most famous women among those who accused financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was prosecuted for trafficking in minors. She claimed that Epsteen's circle included the second son of Elizabeth II, Britain's Prince Andrew, who raped her in London when she was 17 years old. Prince Andrew denies ties to Giuffre. In January, amid the allegations and ensuing lawsuit, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Andrew had been stripped of his honorary military ranks, royal patronages, would no longer be able to use the title of «His Royal Highness», and the court would protect yourself as an individual. The statement came amid the refusal of an American court to satisfy the request of the prince to dismiss the lawsuit against him from Giuffre. Prince Andrew demanded that his case be heard by a jury.
