A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre accuses the Duke of York of being 'entitled - as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright', according to extracts published in the Guardian newspaper.
The book, Nobody's Girl, written by the prominent accuser of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is due to be published next week, almost six months after Ms. Giuffre took her own life.
Her book, which calls Epstein a 'master manipulator', describes three occasions where she alleges Prince Andrew had sex with her, including at Ghislaine Maxwell's house in London.
It's further embarrassment for Prince Andrew, who reached a financial settlement with Ms. Giuffre in 2022 and has always denied any wrongdoing.
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, is the testimony of Ms. Giuffre, who died by suicide in Australia in April, in a book co-written with author Amy Wallace. Ms. Giuffre claimed that she was one of many vulnerable girls and young women who had been sexually exploited by Epstein and his wealthy connections.
The powerful friends were claimed to include Prince Andrew, and the extract published in the Guardian gives her account of when they met in London in March 2001, when she was aged 17.
She relates how the day began with Ghislaine Maxwell waking her up, stating it was going to be a special day when she would meet a handsome prince. Upon Andrew’s arrival, she recalls him correctly guessing her age of 17, explaining, 'My daughters are just a little younger than you.' Maxwell jokes, 'I guess we will have to trade her in soon.'
Ms. Giuffre recounts that on a later occasion, Andrew was particularly attentive to her feet during their encounter, and that Epstein later gave her $15,000 for her time with Andrew.
The memoir also describes the two other occasions she alleged to have had sexual encounters with Andrew, bringing together previously reported accounts and adding her personal perspective.
Giuffre's tragic story of survival and the darker truths surrounding her time connected to Epstein and his circle continue to resonate, raising significant questions and drawing ongoing attention to Prince Andrew's affiliations.
