The lawsuit against Prince Andrew raises questions: What could the royal face? And how are members of the royal family sentenced?
For Prince Andrew, the current situation is more than delicate. Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s civil lawsuit was upheld by the court in the United States, now the Royal must defend himself. In doing so, he is on his own.
Prince Andrew: What could be in store for him
Buckingham Palace has already announced that Andrew will have to pay his own legal fees. The son of Queen Elizabeth II has therefore been selling his luxurious ski chalet in Switzerland for some time now. The property should bring him around 17 million pounds in the best case. Money he sorely needs.
According to various sources who spoke to The New York Post, Andrew has no plans to travel to the United States for his testimony. Instead, he allegedly wants to be connected live from London. It would be arguable that an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Roberts Giuffre would do the least harm. In that case, Andrew would have to pay a large sum of money to the plaintiff who accuses him of abuse. In return, the lawsuit would be off the table and probably further legal disputes in the future.
Can royals go to jail?
If a larger civil trial instead occurs, Andrew could end up being found guilty. However, since it is not a criminal proceeding, imprisonment is out of the question.
In principle, Andrew would not be protected from this as a royal. Any member of the royal family could be prosecuted and end up in jail – with one exception. Queen Elizabeth II enjoys sovereign immunity by law as well as diplomatic immunity. So prosecuting the queen is extremely difficult. The palace website states: “Although civil and criminal proceedings cannot be instituted against the sovereign as a person under British law, the Queen sees to it that all her activities in her personal capacity are carried out in strict accordance with the law.”
Princess Anne was sentenced
And while Prince Andrew’s case is the most scandalous in recent history, there have been other verdicts against royals. In 2002, his sister, Princess Anne, was convicted after her terrier, Dotty, bit two children during a walk in the park. Anne was fined £500 and paid £250 in compensation.
A case that probably only elicited a tired smile from the Queen. Prince Andrew, on the other hand, has already punished her and stripped him of his military titles. What could follow now would be that the royal would also have to give up his title Duke of York and the title Prince.
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