Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault and became one of the most visible survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking network, describes in a newly released posthumous memoir years of violence, humiliation, and fear that she "might die a sex slave."
The book, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, was published six months after Giuffre's death by suicide in April. Co-written with journalist Amy Wallace, the memoir was released in accordance with what Wallace said was Giuffre's "heartfelt wish" that her story be published even if she died before its release.
"In my years with them, they lent me out to scores of wealthy, powerful people," Giuffre wrote. "I was habitually used and humiliated - and in some instances, choked, beaten, and bloodied. I believed that I might die a sex slave." She recounts being coerced into sadomasochistic sex acts that caused "so much pain that I prayed I would black out."
Giuffre's account includes three alleged sexual encounters with Prince Andrew, who last week relinquished his royal titles after pressure over his ties to Epstein and alleged involvement with an alleged Chinese spy. Andrew has consistently denied the accusations, saying in 2019 that he had "no recollection whatsoever" of meeting Giuffre.
Giuffre wrote that she met the prince in March 2001 when Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's longtime associate, woke her and told her she would meet a "handsome prince." Giuffre claimed Andrew correctly guessed she was 17, remarking, "My daughters are just a little younger than you." That evening, she said, she joined Andrew, Epstein, and Maxwell at London's Tramp nightclub, where the prince "sweated profusely."
Giuffre alleged that when they returned to Maxwell's house, she was instructed to "do for him what you do for Jeffrey." She wrote that they had sex, recalling: "He was friendly enough, but still entitled - as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright." Maxwell allegedly told her afterward, "You did well. The prince had fun."
Giuffre said Epstein later paid her $15,000 for "servicing the man the tabloids called 'Randy Andy.'" She claimed two further encounters - one at Epstein's New York townhouse and another on his private island, Little Saint James, during an "orgy" involving "approximately eight other young girls."
The memoir also revisits the now-infamous 2001 photograph showing Andrew with his arm around Giuffre's waist. Giuffre said she took the picture with her Kodak FunSaver camera because "my mum would never forgive me if I met someone as famous as Prince Andrew and didn't pose for a picture." Andrew later claimed the image had been doctored.
Giuffre wrote that she decided to go public after seeing photos of Epstein and Andrew walking together in New York's Central Park two years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. "It seemed that being a sex offender has not eroded Epstein's social cachet one bit," she wrote. "The two-one punch of the photo in Central Park and the details of that A-list party knocked me off the fence I'd been straddling. I told Churcher I'd go on the record."
She also alleged that "Prince Andrew's team had even gone so far as to try to hire internet trolls to hassle me," adding that despite the 2022 settlement-reportedly for about $12 million-"the Duke of York owed me a meaningful apology as well."
Giuffre wrote that she wanted to use the money to advance her anti-trafficking foundation, Soar. "I look forward to disseminating some of the Crown's money to do some good," she wrote. "My goal is for Soar to combat human trafficking by supporting organisations that focus on prosecution, protection, and prevention."
Buckingham Palace declined to comment, reiterating that it does not represent Prince Andrew, who remains a non-working royal.
