Virginia Giuffre's Family Reacts After Prince Andrew Gives Up Royal Titles — and They've Asked Something of King Charles KC Baker, Liz McNeil, Simon PerryOctober 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM 0 Virginia Giuffre's family is speaking out after Prince Andrew gave up his royal titles Excerpts from her forthcoming...
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KC Baker, Liz McNeil, Simon PerryOctober 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Virginia Giuffre's family is speaking out after Prince Andrew gave up his royal titles
Excerpts from her forthcoming posthumous memoir detail the prince's alleged sexual encounters with Giuffre when she was underage
He has denied any wrongdoing on previous occasions
Virginia Giuffre's family is speaking out now that Prince Andrew is giving up his royal titles and honors.
"We, the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, believe that Prince Andrew's decision to give up his titles is vindication for our sister and survivors everywhere," the family said in a statement to PEOPLE on Friday, Oct. 17. "This decisive action is a powerful step forward in our fight to bring Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's child sex-trafficking network to justice."
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"Further, we believe it is appropriate for King Charles to remove the title of Prince," added the statement, which was from Sky and Amanda Roberts and Danny and Lanette Wilson — Virginia's brothers and sisters-in-law.
PEOPLE understands he remains a prince as the son of Queen Elizabeth, in accordance with Letters Patent issued in 1917 by George V and by Queen Elizabeth in 2012.
Before she died by suicide earlier this year at 41, Giuffre wrote Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, which comes out on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, The Guardian ran an excerpt from the memoir detailing the three times Giuffre said she had sex with Prince Andrew after the late Jeffrey Epstein and his partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, allegedly trafficked her to the royal.
In the memoir, Giuffre recalled meeting Prince Andrew on March 10, 2001, in Maxwell's London home and posing for a picture with him taken with her Kodak FunSaver that would later become infamous.
Related: Prince Andrew Allegedly Played Guessing Game About Virginia Giuffre's Age — Then Mentioned His Own Daughters: Memoir
After going out to dinner and then dancing at London hotspot Tramp, Maxwell allegedly told Giuffre, "When we get home, you are to do for him what you do for Jeffrey," Giuffre wrote.
They allegedly had sex for the first time that night, she claimed, writing that he caressed her toes, licked her arches and thanked her after the encounter, which she said lasted "less than a half hour."
The third time she allegedly had sex with him was during an "orgy" with Epstein and eight other girls under the age of 18, she wrote.
In a statement issued on Friday, Oct. 17, about his role going forward amid the accusations, Prince Andrew wrote, "In 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.
"With His Majesty's 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."
Regarding Giuffre's accusations in the book specifically, a representative for Prince Andrew has not responded to PEOPLE's request for comment, though Andrew has previously denied any wrongdoing on multiple occasions.
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In 2022, the prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre, which included a statement in which he expressed regret for his association with Epstein, but contained no admission of liability or apology, per the BBC.
The statement from Giuffre's family continued: "The recent release of emails between Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, specifically one sent in early 2011, just after a photo of Virginia, Prince Andrew, and Ghislaine Maxwell was published, raises serious questions about the nature of their relationship. In that email, Prince Andrew wrote, "we are in this together," and "we'll play more soon," comments that further validate the truths that Virginia had long spoken about. This evidence starkly contradicts Prince Andrew's claims during his 2018 BBC interview, when he stated he had ceased all contact with Epstein in 2010.
"Epstein pled guilty to soliciting underage prostitution in 2008. These emails not only highlight Prince Andrew's contradictory statements, but also suggest a disturbing willingness to deflect from the truth and evade accountability. His actions and words indicate a belief that he could escape the consequences of his associations.
"We hope that the days of impunity for the powerful are over, and protection for predators will no longer be tolerated. We hope a higher standard has been set for our leaders in office in the United States –one we will work tirelessly to follow here. It is time for accountability, transparency, and justice for all survivors."
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice is out Oct. 21.
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