Virginia Roberts Guiffre has gotten a test for coronavirus and she says she's feeling scared over the possible result. She is the woman who accused Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, of benefitting from his friendship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by having a sexual relationship with her when she was still a minor.
Guiffre posted a photo of herself from a hospital bed where she said she was admitted after experiencing some symptoms common to coronavirus. She said that she has a fever, cough and some trouble breathing. She also asked for prayers from her followers for her test and hoped that it's not COVID-19.
Prince Andrew's accuser, who was from Florida, is now living in Cairns in Australia. At 35 years old, she is married and a mother of three kids.
Last year, Guiffre came out in public to say that she was trafficked when she was barely 17 and then started working for Epstein, who apparently serviced a lot of rich and powerful men. She claimed that upon the instructions of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's girlfriend and alleged pimp, she had intimate relations with the Duke of York in 2001 at least three times.
Talking about her first encounter with Prince Andrew, Giuffre said that they met at the Tramp Nightclub in London and recalled that he was sweating profusely. She was told by Maxwell in the car upon leaving the club that she has to have sex with the prince.
Giuffre also claimed that she was in bed with Prince Andrew at Epstein's house and another time when he visited New York. Prince Andrew denied ever meeting Giuffre in an interview on BBC. The Duke of York also said that he can't sweat since he has a peculiar medical condition. However, she had a picture of herself with the prince's arms around her during the time they were spending time together.
The royal said that he will be willing to cooperate with the investigations on the Epstein case. A prosecutor from New York, however, said that Prince Andrew showed zero cooperation and completely shut the door on giving clarity to the case. The case has lagged behind since Epstein killed himself inside his prison cell in August 2019 as his trial was underway.
Buckingham Palace refused to comment on Prince Andrew's controversy especially since he is no longer a working royal. The Duke of York hired a legal team headed by Clare Montgomery, one of the leading extradition attorneys in the United Kingdom, and Gary Bloxsome, a crisis management expert.
