nicholas witchell, bbc news. simonjonesjoins us now from windsor. simon, this settlement avoids the details being heard in court. have we heard anything from the royal family? we heard anything from the royal famil ? . , , ., we heard anything from the royal famil ? , ., family? there has been no comment from buckingham family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace and - family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace and no - from buckingham palace and no comment from prince andrew s representatives either and i think that leaves some key questions about this out of court settlement. namely just how much money has prince andrew agreed to pay ms giuffre and her charity, and also questions about where that money is going to come from. prince andrew does receive a pension from the royal navy and also a stipend from the queen, but some are saying there needs to be clarity about whether the money that is going
future is now is unclear. in the court statement, he says he will work to support the fight against the evils of sex trafficking. nicholas witchell, bbc news. simonjonesjoins us now from windsor. simon, despite all those questions, all the speculation on i imagine the royalfamily are saying all the speculation on i imagine the royal family are saying very little at this point. royal family are saying very little at this point- royal family are saying very little at this point. yes, there has been no official comment at this point. yes, there has been no official comment from - at this point. yes, there has been i no official comment from buckingham palace and no comments either from prince andrew s representatives, leaving some key questions about this out of court settlement. just how much has prince andrew agreed to pay ms giuffre and her charity and where will that money come from? prince andrew receives a pension from the royal navy and a stipend from the royal navy and a stipen
of the income to the royal family. and that comes from the treasury, and the treasury guess that s from the taxpayers. and the treasury guess that s from the taxoayers- and the treasury guess that s from the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the rofits the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the profits from the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the profits from the the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the profits from the crown - the taxpayers. indeed. most of it is the profits from the crown estate i the profits from the crown estate but we do know that some of that at top that. within the legislation for the sovereign grant we know that the sovereign grant fell in value, and we know because they are not tied to the properties. covid 19 meant there was a drop in property values. there is a portion of taxpayer money which has gone directly to the royal family. it has gone directly to the royal famil . , ., has gone directly to the royal famil. fami
whether the money will be from the public orfrom the private purse. i think a sense of relief amongst the royalfamily think a sense of relief amongst the royal family that this has now been settled because it is a hugely important year, particularly for the queen with platinum jubilee celebrations coming up. in march, before that, there is due to be a service of thanksgiving for the life of prince philip and the royal family would not have wanted those events to be overshadowed. going forward it is difficult to see what sort of public role prince andrew could have. it may be that he will need to concentrate on what he said he wanted to do in that court documents, supporting victims of sex trafficking. documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. :, ,, , :, , documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ , :, , . documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ , . g trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in
because that threatens to have wider implications for the royal family. for the royalfamily, the threat of a damaging court case involving prince andrew has been avoided. but a number of questions remain. it is, of course, the queen s platinum jubilee it is, of course, the queen s platinumjubilee yeah, it is, of course, the queen s platinum jubilee yeah, it is barely february and she has all this on her plate? it february and she has all this on her late? , ., ., ., ., plate? it is not great for the royal famil , is plate? it is not great for the royal family. is it? plate? it is not great for the royal family, is it? just plate? it is not great for the royal family, is it? just as plate? it is not great for the royal family, is it? just as they - plate? it is not great for the royal family, is it? just as they started | family, is it? just as they started to settle the andrew mess, along comes the news of the inquiry into charles s charity come into this hole potentially murky a