The late Queen contributed to the reported $12 million settlement sum, with the gagging clause deemed critical in the agreement made. At the time, some Palace aides criticised the length of silence agreed, with one friend to the Duke saying: ' If you’re going to go for legal resolution at those sorts of prices then you want silence - but what we’ve got is silence for the Platinum Jubilee,' The Telegraph reported. The specific terms of the gagging clause have not been released. It will be lifted later next month. It is thought that Ms Giuffre may be free to publicly address how she was sex trafficked by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:44 am VG had him by the balls. He (and the RF) could not contemplate any possibility that he would be forced to give evidence and be cross-examined in court.
So, she got a massive sum just to prevent that. Doubtless permanence was going to cost a great deal more. The Queen was obviously going to have to pay all of the excess so presumbaly she (or her advisers) baulked. I can only assume because of the potential public outrage at either taxpayner money being used or Crown Estate being put up for sale.

I agree VG's team will be leveraging the Coronation mercilessly but I think the RF has decided to let it rip.

grumpygit wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:49 pm I can't see Charles giving up the throne he has waited so long for, so easily. William will have to wait like his dad did. Maybe not for quite as long, but it will be another day out at Westminster before William gets the big shiny hat.

grumpygit wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:49 pm I can't see Charles giving up the throne he has waited so long for, so easily. William will have to wait like his dad did. Maybe not for quite as long, but it will be another day out at Westminster before William gets the big shiny hat.