Dr. Ann Olivarius shares her transatlantic insight on the settlement between Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre in The Guardian’s breaking news coverage.
“She had leverage, she used it and she triumphed. I say this is good news all round, and it’s good news for him because we know he couldn’t have handled this deposition, it was going to be a disaster,” Olivarius said.
Why Andrew had to settle with Virginia Giuffre: lawyers say he had little choice
Agreeing a payout estimated to be at least $10m spares the duke from the risk of a poor performance on the witness stand