The money Prince Andrew gave his accuser’s charity still hasn’t been paid to the organisation three years after their settlement, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The ‘significant’ sum – which is thought to be in the millions – has yet to be sent to Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR) which was founded by Virginia Giuffre.
The Duke of York agreed to pay the money following his £10 million agreement with Ms Giuffre in February 2022 to settle the sexual battery lawsuit she filed against him.
He always denied her claims and insists the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing.
But SOAR has yet to formally launch as a non-profit group, and its predecessor, Victims Refuse Silence, lost its charitable status in 2023.
A source said the money would get to SOAR ‘eventually’.
Ms Giuffre, who took her life in April at 41, accused the duke of having sex with her three times when she was 17 after she was trafficked by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The money was a key to Ms Giuffre’s hopes to become a global campaigner for victims of sexual abuse.
The money Prince Andrew gave his accuser’s charity still hasn’t been paid to the organisation three years after their settlement, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The ‘significant’ sum has yet to be sent to Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR) which was founded by Virginia Giuffre (pictured)
The Duke of York agreed to pay the money following his £10 million agreement with Ms Giuffre in February 2022 to settle the sexual battery lawsuit she filed against him. He always denied her claims and insists the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing
Ms Giuffre, who took her life in April aged 41, accused the duke of having sex with her three times when she was 17 after she was trafficked by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. (Pictured: Ms Giuffre with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001)
Instead, Victims Refuse Silence, which was active when she got the settlement, is defunct and had its charitable status revoked by America’s Internal Revenue Service in 2023 for failing to file tax returns.
SOAR’s website went online after the arrest and suicide of Epstein in 2019, but no US company records exist for it, nor is it registered with the IRS as a non-profit group.
A source close to Ms Giuffre said the duke’s money had not been spent, but would not say where it was.
The state of Ms Giuffre’s finances were revealed during the probate of her estate in Perth, western Australia, where she lived.
She died without a will, meaning it could take years before her estate is distributed, potentially further delaying the payment.
Her family also want SOAR to get the proceeds from her memoir, due out in October. But that could be in doubt as it is not yet a non-profit.
Another source said: ‘The sad thing is that this money has not gone to help victims. The money is in legal limbo. With the mess Virginia’s death left, it’s likely to remain in limbo for a long time.’
Ms Giuffre’s family did not reply to requests to comment.
