Prince Andrew sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre's gag clause poised to expire

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Prince Andrew could be in the hot seat once again if Virginia Giuffre speaks out once the gag clause in her court settlement with the Duke of York expires next month.

Giuffre, who claimed she had underage sex with the Royal Family member on three occasions in 2001, had settled a civil case with the disgraced royal on Feb. 15, 2022 for a reported $12 million.

The settlement included a one-year agreement which prohibited Giuffre and the prince from talking about the case or financial settlement.

Giuffre had launched the lawsuit against the duke in August 2021, accusing him of raping her when she was 17.

Giuffre, who now lives in Australia, claimed she was trafficked by the 62-year-old prince’s associates, the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell is now serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors.

Prince Andrew denied the allegations brought forward by Giuffre and settled the suit ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. He was stripped by Buckingham Palace of all military titles and patronages.

The late Queen had contributed to the financial settlement.

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With the agreement set to expire within weeks, the Telegraph speculated that Giuffre will be free to conduct interviews with the press or write a book.

While the specific terms of the gagging clause were not released, the Telegraph reported that she could be free to talk about how she was sex trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell, though she may have agreed to not repeat her allegations about Prince Andrew.