Beforehand unseen interview footage of Virginia Giuffre has surfaced almost one week after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his prince title.
Giuffre detailed her alleged expertise with Andrew within the interview, which aired on the U.Okay.'s BBC Panorama program on Tuesday, November 4.
“I used to be a toy. I used to be there to be handed round,” she claimed within the footage, filmed in 2019. “However I used to be nonetheless a human being with emotions and emotion and unhappiness. And to know that this man had daughters, that he was nonetheless able to abusing me. It simply doesn't make sense.”
Giuffre — who died by suicide earlier this 12 months — alleged that she had a number of sexual encounters with Andrew, which began in 2001 when she was underage. Andrew, 65, has continued to disclaim Giuffre's allegations since her claims first went public in 2019. (Andrew allegedly met Giuffre by way of his friendship with late billionaire intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.)
“He is aware of what occurred, I do know what occurred,” Giuffre acknowledged within the interview. “And there's solely one in every of us telling the reality.”
Following Giuffre's preliminary allegations, Andrew appeared on BBC's Newsnight for a now-infamous interview with journalist Emily Maitlis. The disgraced former royal member of the family claimed that he had “no recollection” of ever assembly Giuffre throughout the interview, regardless of there being a photograph of them collectively.
Within the wake of the interview, Andrew stepped again from his royal duties. Then, in 2021, Giuffre sued him for sexual abuse. They settled outdoors of courtroom the next 12 months.
Andrew's connection to Epstein has continued to make headlines, coming to a head earlier this 12 months.
Andrew beforehand acknowledged that he had lower off all contact with the late Epstein in 2010. Nevertheless, emails between the 2 from 2011 surfaced final month. Then, an excerpt from Giuffre's posthumously launched memoir was revealed, detailing her alleged first encounter with Andrew.
The previous Duke of York introduced in an announcement on October 17 that he can be giving up his royal titles because the scandal continued. Giuffre's memoir, which was formally launched on October 21, included extra claims towards Andrew and alleged that they'd three sexual encounters.
Virginia Giuffre‘s new e-book — revealed months after she died by suicide at age 41 — provides a deeper look into the Giuffre's allegations towards Prince Andrew and her previous expertise with late convicted billionaire intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. An excerpt from the e-book launched previous to its official launch on Tuesday, October 21, detailed […]
By the top of October, King Charles III formally stripped Andrew of his prince title and evicted his brother from the Royal Lodge.
“Prince Andrew will now be often known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, up to now, offered him with authorized safety to proceed in residence,” Buckingham Palace shared in an announcement to Us Weekly on Thursday, October 30. “Formal discover has now been served to give up the lease and he'll transfer to various personal lodging. These censures are deemed vital, however the truth that he continues to disclaim the allegations towards him.”
The assertion added, “Their Majesties want to clarify that their ideas and utmost sympathies have been, and can stay with, the victims and survivors of any and all types of abuse.”
For those who or somebody you already know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
