A recently disclosed account has revealed that a legal agreement was reportedly used to prevent the public discussion of serious allegations during a major royal celebration. According to the account, a one-year confidentiality order was accepted to ensure that a high-profile jubilee event would not be overshadowed by claims of sexual assault involving a senior royal.
The individual at the center of these allegations detailed in a posthumous memoir that they consented to the order, which was purportedly important to the royal figure to protect his mother’s milestone celebration from further controversy. This occurred the same year the monarch stripped her son of his military affiliations, and a foreign court allowed a civil lawsuit against him to move forward.
The memoir also asserts that a widely publicized television interview given by the royal provided significant momentum to the legal team pursuing the case. During that interview, the royal stated he did not regret his association with a convicted sex offender and claimed to have no memory of meeting his accuser, presenting an alibi for his whereabouts on a specific date. The accuser had claimed she was exploited on multiple occasions.
A financial settlement was eventually reached in the civil case. The terms included a substantial payment to the accuser and a donation to a charity supporting victims’ rights. The royal also expressed regret for his past associations and committed to supporting efforts against human trafficking.
For the accuser, the outcome was viewed as more significant than the financial terms; it represented an acknowledgment of the harm suffered and a tacit agreement to not publicly dispute the claims again. The individual, who brought these allegations to light, died earlier this year.
