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Royal credit card fraud: The Sun discovers Prince Andrew owes the monarchy a fiver
A tabloid front page from The Sun (dated February 12, 2026) featuring a sensational 'Royal Exclusive' story about Prince Andrew receiving a £12 million loan from the Queen, Prince Philip, and King Charles to settle a Virginia Giuffre payment, with the headline claiming he hasn't repaid it. The page includes a photo of Andrew with a young woman and an inset image of the Queen. Additional stories cover Labour's proposed holiday tax and an Epstein investigation probe.
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THE Sun | Thursday, February 12, 2026 | THE PEOPLE'S PAPER | £1.20 | thesun.co.uk | LABOUR WAR ON HOLIDAYS | By RYAN SABEY | BRIT families face paying an extra £100 or more for a week's holiday in the UK under a Labour tax on holidays. Rachel Reeves is understood to be planning the levy... Reeves | Full Story - Page Two | ROYAL EXCLUSIVE | CREDIT CAD | Queen, Philip and Charles loaned Andy £12m for Virginia pay-off. He hasn't paid back a penny | ...AND HE FACES POLICE EPSTEIN PROBE | By STEPHEN MOYES and MATT WILKINSON | SHAMED Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was loaned £12million by his parents and the Queen to pay off sex accuser Virginia Giuffre and he's yet to give any back. The disgraced royal stumped up £7million for the 2022 settlement, with another £3million coming from Prince Philip's estate and his mum footing the rest. A spokesman was paid by the-then Prince Charles with other royals also chipping in to step his Giuffre embarrassment. 'Andrew's not paid back a penny,' a source said. A full criminal inquiry into whether Andrew shared confidential reports with Jeffrey Epstein | SEE PAGES 4 & 5