The Queen, 95, is reportedly funding Andrew’s legal fight, The Telegraph understands, and is spending millions on her son’s defence.
Buckingham Palace chose not to comment when contacted by The Sun.
Her Majesty reportedly decided to pay for her son’s defence at the start of 2020 - just after his disastrous interview on Newsnight with Emily Maitlis.
The money going towards Andrew’s legal costs is reportedly coming from her Duchy of Lancaster estate, which generates more than £23 million in income.
Royal courtiers expect the legal bill to run into the millions.
Andrew recently expanded his American legal team, hiring Princeton graduate Melissa Lerner who will work alongside lead counsel Andrew Brettler. Mr Brettler is reportedly charging Andrew around US$2,000 (£1476.50) an hour.
Ms Lerner and Mr Brettler work for high profile Los Angeles-based firm Lavely Singer, who are known for working on legal problems for celebrities, the Daily Mail reported.
Ms Lerner previously represented the family of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell after his death, while Mr Brettler has represented Armie Hammer after he was accused of sexual assault.
Andrew’s personal finances are unclear but experts have pointed out that he has no regular source of income.
He leases his home, Royal Lodge on the Queen’s Windsor estate, and is expected to sell a Swiss ski chalet to repay a debt to its previous owner, who claims he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson owe her £6.7 million.
The Queen’s contribution to Andrew’s defence reportedly means his UK-based legal team, led by Gary Bloxsome, are reportedly obliged to provide updates to Buckingham Palace about the case.
However, courtiers have been kept “largely in the dark”, according to The Telegraph.
Andrew was seen beaming and waving as he ended his three-week Balmoral hideaway yesterday.
The Duke of York had been hiding out in the Queen’s 50,000-acre Scottish estate to avoid US lawyers trying to serve sex abuse lawsuit papers on him.
But the bold prince smiled and waved at passersby as he ventured out for the first time since beginning his voluntary self-isolation last month.
Last week, lawyers officially conceded that the legal papers relating to Virginia Roberts’ sex assault claims have been served to the duke’s legal team.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3777355/queen-prince-andrew-defence-sex-abuse/
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