Epstein case: where does the 7 million pounds that Prince Charles will lend to Prince Andrew to compensate Virginia Giuffre come from?

He would have agreed to pay 12 million pounds (14.4 million euros) to the association of Virginia Giuffre.

Accused of sexual assault by the latter in the context of the Epstein case, Prince Andrew had reached an amicable agreement in February, following the lawsuit brought by the thirties.

Only downside, the Duke of York would now be on the verge of ruin, and could not pay this debt.

However, he only has ten days left to do so.

Prince Charles and Elizabeth II therefore decided to lend him the money necessary to repay this sum.

The heir to the throne should thus advance 7 million pounds (8 million euros) to his younger brother, revealed the

, on Sunday March 6.

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The Duchy of Cornwall

It is also the Prince of Wales who would have encouraged his brother to conclude the agreement amicably, for fear that he would get bogged down in this legal battle.

The husband of Camilla de Cornwall should draw these 7 million pounds from his personal funds, in order to avoid using public funds, said the

.

"There have been family discussions about how they could 'take some money from right to left,'" an unnamed source told

The

The money could notably come from the Duchy of Cornwall, explained

, February 16.

The income generated by Prince Charles' estate is usually used to finance the public, private and charitable activities of the Duke and his immediate family.

They could pay part of the sum requested from the Duke of York, according to royalty expert Ingrid Seward.

The Verbier chalet

Elizabeth II should therefore pay the remaining 5 million pounds (6 million euros).

Prince Andrew is expected to repay Prince Charles and Elizabeth II through the sale of his chalet in Verbier, Switzerland.

This could earn him 17 million pounds (20 million euros).

If he does not pay this sum, it could be deducted from the inheritance that the sovereign was to leave him, continued the British daily.

No member of Buckingham Palace has confirmed this information, however.