Prince Andrew Compared Virginia Giuffre to His Daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, New Book Claims
In her posthumous memoir, Virginia Giuffre recounts how the Duke of York remarked that she was 'just a little older' than Beatrice and Eugenie.
Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of sexual abuse and child abuse that some readers may find distressing.
Prince Andrew’s associations with Jeffrey Epstein have long been a source of headache for the royal family, but a new memoir by the Duke's accuser, Virginia Giuffre, has plunged the monarchy into fresh chaos. Nobody’s Girl, to be released posthumously on October 21, recounts Giuffre’s encounters with Andrew at Epstein's estate at 17.
An extract published by The Guardian recounts a London meeting in March 2001, when Giuffre, then underage, was introduced to Andrew. According to her account, the Prince, who was 41 at the time, allegedly remarked, “My daughters are just a little younger,” in reference to his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who were 12 and 11, respectively. Giuffre described the moment as part of a border narrative about her experiences within the Epstein circle, stressing that the public should not mistake her account as being about Andrew alone.
Giuffre’s book details her recruitment and travels under Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and how she was moved between residences in London, New York, and the US Virgin Islands. “Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing,” Giuffre writes. “Epstein not only didn’t hide what was happening, he took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch — scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions. They watched and they didn’t care.”
Her claims were echoed by the Daily Mail, which had earlier reported that Beatrice and Eugenie were just 9 and 8 when they first came into contact with Epstein, referred to by their mother as 'nice Jeffrey.' While the sisters would later visit Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James, the earliest documented interaction appears in a 1998 flight log, which records a meeting in Nassau under the entry, 'Princess Sarah Ferguson and kids.'
Andrew has consistently denied any sexual misconduct. In a 2019 Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, he insisted he had no recollection of meeting Giuffre and denied any sexual encounters with women trafficked by Epstein. He also highlighted an alibi for that evening in London, stating he had been with his daughters at a children’s party.
Andrew’s legal entanglement with Giuffre concluded in 2022 when he settled a civil lawsuit she filed in New York without admitting liability, following her 2021 claim that he had abused her. Giuffre died in April 2025, which her family described as a suicide after years of working on her memoir. Publisher Knopf confirmed she had “stated unequivocally that she wanted it published.”
In his public statements since, Andrew has expressed regret for his friendship with Epstein, saying, “Do I regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? Yes.” Yet the controversy continues to follow him, with renewed attention arising from communications and legal documents that have emerged over the years. A recently unearthed 2011 correspondence had Andrew sympathizing with Epstein via email, telling him, "We will play some more soon." It contradicts his earlier stance that he had cut off all ties with Epstein after 2010.
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