Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew was officially dismissed after the royal paid her settlement money

• A judge dismissed Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew after the royal paid out the settlement.
• Andrew reportedly agreed to pay around $16 million into her anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit, according to The Telegraph.

The judge presiding over Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew has officially closed the case after both parties said they've satisfied the settlement terms between them.

The two parties told US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 15 that they had reached a settlement, just after Kaplan allowed Giuffre's lawsuit to move forward but before lawyers on each side had a chance to depose the other parties. Giuffre had accused Queen Elizabeth II's second son of sexually abusing her on multiple occasions at the homes of his now-dead friend Jeffrey Epstein — claims that the prince denied.

On Tuesday morning, both parties said in a court filing that the terms of their settlement, which have not been made public, were satisfied. Kaplan signed off on their stipulation to dismiss the case on Tuesday afternoon.

The terms of the settlement were not fully disclosed. A joint statement filed to court in February said Andrew would donate an undisclosed sum to Giuffre's nonprofit advocating for victims of trafficking, but did not admit to sexually abusing Giuffre. Each party would also pay their own costs and legal fees, the stipulation said.

"The payment was received, the settlement we announced last month has been completed," Giuffre's attorney David Boies told CNN in a statement Tuesday. "We are obviously very pleased with the outcome."

The Telegraph, citing anonymous sources, reported that Andrew was required to pay around $16 million as part of the settlement. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles both reportedly gave some of him the funds to meet the settlement agreement's deadline, though he is expected to pay back at least some of the money once he sells his Swiss ski chalet, which has been listed for roughly $22.5 million.

The queen has also stripped Andrew of some of his military and patronage titles, leaving him to defend himself in court as a private citizen.

In the February joint statement, Andrew said he regretted his friendship with Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on criminal sex-trafficking charges.

"It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years. Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others," the February 15 statement read. "He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims."