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Prince Andrew published a statement on Friday saying that he was giving up his titles, and stressing he denies all accusations against him:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIn discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWith His Majesty\u2019s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
James Reynolds<\/span>18 October 2025 10:22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Virginia Giuffre was born in 1983 in California and grew up in Loxahatchee, Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the age of seven, she says she was abused by a family friend. She was later in and out of foster care, living on the streets by 14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the year 2000, she met British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell while getting back on her feet, working as a locker room attendant at Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n She said Maxwell offered her an interview to train as a massage therapist and claimed the socialite gave her instructions on how to massage Epstein at his home in Palm Beach while he was naked. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Giuffre claimed that the job interview soon turned into years of abuse, both from Epstein and his associates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In 2001, aged 17, she says she met Prince Andrew in London and was told she \u201chad to do for Andrew what I do for Jeffrey\u201d. Andrew said in 2019 he had no recollection of meeting Giuffre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Giuffre ultimately left, married and moved to Australia to start a family in Perth. She founded a non-profit, Speak Out, Act, Reclaim, aimed at \u201ceducation and advocating for victims of trafficking\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Reynolds<\/span>18 October 2025 10:07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Sky Roberts told Newsnight<\/em> that he would \u201cwelcome any contact\u201d from the Royal Family, asked if he had had any contact from Andrew, the Palace or the King.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Reynolds<\/span>18 October 2025 09:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Virginia Giuffre\u2019s posthumous memoir is due to be published on Tuesday, October 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nobody\u2019s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice is described by the publishers as \u201ca remarkable recounting of one woman\u2019s fortitude in the face of depravity and despair, and the legacy she leaves behind\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Excerpts seen by The Sun and The Guardian reference Giuffre\u2019s trauma years after she alleged abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his circle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The memoir calls Epstein a \u201cmaster manipulator\u201d and describes three instances in which she alleges Prince Andrew had sex with her. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Giuffre died at the age of 41, six months after completing the book, which is co-written with author Amy Wallace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Reynolds<\/span>18 October 2025 09:37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Virginia Giuffre\u2019s sister-in-law said this is \u201conly the beginning of what is to come\u201d after Prince Andrew gave up his titles on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Speaking to Newsnight<\/u><\/a> with Giuffre\u2019s brother, Sky Roberts, Amanda said the story is far bigger than apparent, and that the family will be \u201crelentless\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sky said that the work his sister \u201cput in is now coming to some sort of justice\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Reynolds<\/span>18 October 2025 09:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Queen had a great personal affection for the title, which she gave to Andrew on the morning of his wedding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It was a title once held by her father, King George VI, before he acceded the throne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Arpan Rai<\/span>18 October 2025 08:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Duke of York also reportedly told his paedophile friend \u201cwe’ll play some more soon\u201d in the email dated 28 February 2011 \u2013 three months after the date<\/a> he told the BBC<\/a> he had severed contact with the disgraced financier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The message is reported to also cast doubt on another of the claims Andrew, 65, made in his infamous 2019 interview with Newsnight \u2013 that his meeting with Ms Giuffre \u201cdidn’t happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Arpan Rai<\/span>18 October 2025 07:55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Arpan Rai<\/span>18 October 2025 07:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is not just a victory for her, but for every single survivor of the horrific crimes perpetrated by [Jeffrey] Epstein and his co-conspirators\u201d, family members told<\/a> The celebrity.land<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The family has called for Andrew, who has denied all wrongdoing, including Giuffre\u2019s allegations, to lose his title of prince next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWho was Virginia Giuffre?<\/h3>\n
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