The Duke of York has settled a £6.6m debt with a French socialite allowing him to sell a Swiss chalet as he faces escalating legal bills over the sexual assault civil lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, according to reports. Isabelle de Rouvre, 74, who sold the property to Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, in 2014 for a reported £18m, said: “The war is over. He has paid the money.”Andrew and his ex-wife had agreed with Rouvre that Chalet Helora in the ski resort of Verbier in the Swiss Alps, would be paid for in instalments. Rouvre launched legal action in May 2020 in Switzerland to recoup the £5m plus interest owed to her. Andrew is awaiting a New York judge’s decision on his application to have Giuffre’s lawsuit against him dismissed.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2022 16:51 UTC