Virginia Giuffre’s Memoir Co-Author Urges Andrew to ‘Do the Right Thing’
Pressure grows on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as Virginia Giuffre's memoir co-author urges him to "step up" and cooperate with the US Congress.
Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of sexual abuse and child abuse that some readers may find distressing.
Though Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have failed to respond to the US Congress’s letter for a transcribed interview, pressure is once again mounting on the former Duke. Now, a voice closely tied to one of his most serious accusers has also argued that the disgraced royal must ‘do the right thing’ and come clean about his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Amy Wallace, the journalist who penned Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, has publicly urged the 65-year-old to cooperate with investigators if he has nothing to hide. Giuffre had accused the former Prince of abusing her when she was still a teenager.
Guiffre’s tell-all was completed before her death in April at the age of 41 and published in October, shortly before Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his remaining royal titles and honors. Writing for The Observer, Wallace noted that the release of the book has prompted messages from abuse survivors across the globe. Yet one absence stood out. "One person I did not hear from, even though I specifically addressed him in countless television and radio interviews, is the former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor,” Wallace said, highlighting what she viewed as a telling silence.
While Wallace acknowledged that the former Prince has consistently denied the allegations, she publicly supported the royal family’s decisions to distance itself from him. "Andrew denies Giuffre's allegations, but when the royal family said they stood with victims of sexual abuse and stripped him of his titles, I publicly applauded it," she wrote. Along with this, she also addressed calls from US lawmakers for Mountbatten-Windsor to testify as part of their ongoing investigation into Epstein’s trafficking network. In the same write-up, Wallace’s appeal became more pointed as she addressed the former Prince directly.
She wrote, “You've said you did nothing wrong. But you were on the island, in the mansions, on the jets. You saw things that could validate the experiences of so many girls and young women.” Wallace also added a personal note to her plea, stating, “You have two daughters. Step forward. Do the right thing.” Her comments come amid renewed scrutiny after US lawmakers publicly questioned why the disgraced royal is ‘hiding’ if he maintains his innocence. As reported by The Times, representative Suhas Subramanyam bluntly said the former Duke “has been hiding from us, and I think he will continue to try to hide from people doing meaningful investigations of this matter.”
Public pressure is not just limited to Washington. Even a majority of Britons have urged Mountbatten-Windsor to testify. A recent YouGov survey shows that a clear majority of respondents believe the former Prince should agree to a formal interview. Only a small fraction felt he should decline, while a notable minority said they had not yet made up their minds. The poll results underline why Wallace’s message has continued to resonate beyond the memoir itself. As calls for accountability grow on both sides of the Atlantic, Wallace argues that if Mountbatten-Windsor has nothing to hide, he should ‘step up’ and cooperate with investigators.
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