Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoirs tell previously unpublished details about Epstein and her alleged relationships with Prince Andrew, rekindling the scandal that the Royal House hoped to have buried.
A few days after the publication of the posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girlnew and serious allegations emerge against Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew. The book offers direct testimony from Virginia Giuffre, one of the main accusers of the American financier convicted of sexual crimes.
Giuffre, who took her own life six months ago, says she feared “dying like a sex slave” in the hands of Epstein and his circle. The volume, written with journalist Amy Wallace, outlines a network of power and abuse involving influential men and manipulated and exploited young women.
The involvement of Prince Andrew
In the memoir, Giuffre claims to have had sexual relations with Prince Andrew on three different occasions: in London, in New York and on Epstein’s private island. The first time apparently occurred in March 2001, when she was seventeen.
Giuffre describes the first meeting in great detail: Ghislaine Maxwell told her that she was about to experience a “special day” and that she would meet a “charming prince”. According to the story, Andrea guessed her age and joked, “My daughters are just a little younger than you.” The former Duke of York, continues Giuffre, «was quite friendly, but still presumptuous. It was as if he believed that having sex with me was his birthright.”
That evening, after an outing at the Tramp nightclub in London, Maxwell allegedly ordered her to “do with him what you do with Jeffrey”. Giuffre writes that he received $15,000 from Epstein “for serving the man the tabloids called Randy Andy».
The consequences for the British monarchy
The publication of the memoir reopens a case that Buckingham Palace hoped was closed after the 2022 out-of-court settlement between Giuffre and Prince Andrew. The Duke of York, who has always denied any wrongdoing, has decided to renounce his titles, including that of Duke of York and member of the Order of the Garter.
However, some British MPs are now calling for his qualifications to be officially revoked. Rachael Maskell, independent MP for York Central, called it “absurd” that a title could be granted but not withdrawn, while Stephen Flynn, SNP leader at Westminster, argued there was “no justification for not taking action”.
The “zero tolerance” line dictated by William
“I don’t want him at my coronation.” Thus, according to the Sunday TimesPrince William would have dismissed any possibility of public rehabilitation for his uncle Andrew. With King Charles III busy with cancer treatment, William’s influence is growing in London, described by royal observers as the protagonist of a sort of de facto co-regency. The Prince of Wales has reportedly decided to adopt a “zero tolerance protocol” to protect the credibility of the monarchy.
A firmness that would also extend to Sarah Ferguson, the duke’s ex-wife, while Beatrice and Eugenie would remain excluded from the provision. Behind William’s decision, however, there is not only a question of image. The new revelations about Andrea’s alleged attempt to use his Scotland Yard escort to investigate Giuffre and the shadows on the source of the plea bargain funds – twelve million pounds, perhaps paid by Queen Elizabeth – fuel a case that threatens to overwhelm the House of Windsor.
