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French Socialite Says Prince Andrew and Fergie Misled Her About Their Finances

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Photo credit: Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images

Following the news that Sarah, Duchess of York, purchased a £5 million new home in Mayfair, French socialite Isabelle de Rouvre is outraged.

Sarah and Prince Andrew purchased de Rouvre's Swiss chalet in Verbier in 2014, and the Yorks never finished paying her. In 2020, she brought legal proceedings against the royal couple, claiming they owed her £6.8 million. In 2021, the parties settled for £3.4 million.

Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI - Getty Images
Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI - Getty Images

"I understood they didn’t have the money and believed [Prince Andrew] would be going to prison in America so I thought it best to get what I could," de Rouvre told the Sunday Times. "I am outraged that I am now told she has spent millions on another property. It is just incredible and the whole story unbelievable. It is a dirty story as far as I am concerned. I thought they didn't have a penny."

The settlement reportedly allowed the Yorks to sell the chalet to pay de Rouvre back. After, de Rouvre told the Mail, "The war is finished. It is the end of the matter. I have nothing to do with it now. That's all." She added, "They paid the money and it was done. It is closed for me."

Yet, now she feels as if she was misled about the state of their finances, especially that Fergie allegedly spent millions on a new property. The Duchess of York's representatives confirmed the purchase to the Sun, but declined to share details of the price. A spokesperson for Andrew also said that he was not involved in the purchase.

In February, Prince Andrew settled with Virginia Giuffre, estimated to be around £10 million. New reporting in the Sun from this week suggests that settlement was actually much lower—between £3 and £5 million.


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