Virginia Giuffre’s Explosive Memoir Exposes Prince Andrew Scandal After Her Death

In a deeply unsettling turn of events, Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir lays out fresh and detailed allegations against Prince Andrew, putting the spotlight back on one of the most infamous scandals involving the British royal family. The book, Nobody’s Girl, describes awful abuse she claims occurred when she was just 17 and exposes claims of smokescreen efforts, online harassment campaigns and a royal’s apparent belief that he was somehow entitled to sex with a minor.

Giuffre writes that her first encounter with the Duke of York happened in London at the home of socialite-turned-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell allegedly told her: “Just like Cinderella, I was going to meet a handsome prince!” ahead of the 2001 incident.

During the meeting, Giuffre says Andrew guessed her age correctly when she told him she was 17—he allegedly replied: “‘My daughters are just a little younger than you.’”

She claims three separate sexual encounters with Andrew: in London, New York and on the Caribbean island of Little St. James (the notorious private island of convicted trafficker Jeffrey Epstein). In the memoir she writes that Andrew “was friendly enough, but still entitled — as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright.”

But that’s not all. Giuffre also alleges that after a 2022 civil settlement with Andrew’s team, his side sought to bring pressure to bear on her. “We would never get a confession, of course. That’s what settlements are designed to avoid,” she writes, adding “But we were trying for the next best thing: a general acknowledgement of what I’d been through.”

She says Andrew’s team even tried to hire internet trolls to harass her online.

The book also revisits the infamous 2019 BBC “Newsnight” interview in which Andrew tried to clear his name but instead alienated millions. According to Giuffre, that interview was like an “injection of jet fuel” for her legal team. She adds that at one point her lawyers considered deposing Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, saying: “If we deposed the princesses, his family members could potentially poke holes in his alibi.”

Sadly, Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025. In her final wishes she asked for this book to be published.

This memoir is shaking things up again. Andrew, who continues to deny the allegations, recently gave up his title of Duke of York amid fresh scrutiny.

The authors suggest that while the book focuses on Andrew, it’s also a broader indictment of how power, privilege and silence protected wealthy abusers. “This book is not about Prince Andrew, this is about a system of powerful, wealthy people hurting people who aren’t powerful and wealthy,” says ghostwriter Amy Wallace.

For U.S. readers especially, this story carries weight. It touches on trafficking networks, the influence of offshore havens and how the rich and connected can allegedly evade scrutiny. Giuffre mentions being trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell and transported to multiple locations under horrifying circumstances.

Given the level of detail in the memoir and the shadowy back-channels of royal influence it suggests, this story is poised to spark new investigations, renewed calls for accountability and major media coverage. If you’ve been following the Epstein case or Prince Andrew’s antics, this book positions itself as a possible turning point.