So it was for the money..

That's a shame. All swept under the carpet.

I thought she wanted her day in court to prove what happened (and humiliate Andrew), but seems to have settled instead.

not how I'm reading it. The money is going to a charity (albeit one I think she setup). Also:


He has also pledged to “demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein” by supporting the “fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.”


also:

Prince Andrew, the statement added, had "never intended to malign Ms Giuffre's character" and he recognised she had "suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks".

In an out of court, he's never going to say "I sh***d her", but given the previous statements made by his lawyers, when coupled with a major financial transaction this is about as close as it gets to mea culpa.

Yep, correction. I had misread, but also this morning's reports on the BBC make clearer with the critical use of 'and'. Payment to her and payment to the charity. 

Sex and money are the meaning of life. All sex costs money and must be paid for one way or another at sometime.

As I recall, the property was worth around Euro 17m, of which 5m was a cash sum which was still owed to the prior owner - he was in the process of being sued/pursued through the courts his for failure to pay that money in the first place, no surprises there. Plus it was jointly owned with Sarah F (though how much was hers if any seems to have not been reported). So that would leave a max of around Euro 12m free cash. He has his own legal expenses to pay up (unless the queen is also settling them, which it is thought she may be doing).