Ex-royal aide says trying to reopen deal with Virginia Giuffre won’t help Prince Andrew

Former courtier says the King would still keep Duke of York at arm's length as Charles prepares for coronation

Any attempt by Prince Andrew to try to row back an out-of-court deal with a woman with whom he is accused of having sex when she was a teenager is unlikely to rehabilitate him in the royal family, a former senior royal aide has warned.

The Duke of York was at the weekend urged to challenge his legal settlement with Virginia Giuffre by Alan Dershowitz, an American lawyer who himself was previously accused by her of sexual abuse.