Prince Andrew Had a ‘Code Name’ in Epstein Circle to Conceal His Identity: Virginia Giuffre
Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of sexual abuse and child abuse that some readers may find distressing.
Prince Andrew's alleged past misdeeds and questionable association with Jeffrey Epstein finally caught up with him when he relinquished his royal titles on October 17. The powerful testimony of Virginia Giuffre proved to be the final nail in his coffin. Her memoir, released posthumously, honored her wish to empower victims of abuse to speak out against those in positions of power. In one excerpt, she revealed that the Prince had a 'code name' to conceal his identity during his alleged illicit encounters.
In her memoir, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, Giuffre mentioned that Epstein’s pilot allegedly used a 'code name' for Andrew, as he flew women from the island for the Prince. She penned, "Since I gave that account, the pilot has said in a deposition that a coded notation ('AP') that he made on his flight log for 4 Jul, 2001, referred to Prince Andrew. He [the pilot] said that Epstein, the Prince, another woman, and I flew from Saint Thomas that day back to Palm Beach." She was referring to an incident where Andrew, Epstein, and she reportedly participated in relations with other women, which she did not clearly recollect at the time.
Guiffre further detailed two other alleged encounters that she was forced to have with Andrew while being trafficked by Epstein. She claimed her first meetup with Andrew was in 2001 in London when she was 17 and he was 41. He allegedly remarked, "My daughters are just a little younger," in reference to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who were 12 and 11 at the time.
Guiffre also claimed that Beatrice and Eugenie allegedly met the disgraced financier. Her allegations were echoed in a report by the Daily Mail, which cited that the York sisters were just 9 and 8 when they first met with Epstein, referred to by Sarah Ferguson as 'nice Jeffrey.' While they would later visit Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James, the earliest documented interaction appears in a 1998 flight log, which records a meeting under the entry, 'Princess Sarah Ferguson and kids.'
When Guiffre first came forward with her allegations against Andrew in 2019, the Prince vehemently denied her allegations. In a 2019 Newsnight interview, he retorted that he had no recollection of meeting her and denied any illicit encounters with her or other women. Fast forward to 2025, and in the statement announcing his decision to give up his royal titles, Andrew said, "I will therefore no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me. As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
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