Virginia Giuffre's family respond after Buckingham Palace finally take stand against 'Prince' Andrew

Following confirmation from Buckingham Palace that Prince Andrew will now be stripped of his 'prince' title, the family of his alleged sexual abuse victim has released a statement.

Virginia Giuffre, who tragically took her own life earlier this year, first made allegations against the former royal in 2019, claiming she'd had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions when she was just a minor, after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein.

Despite Andrew denying the damning accusations, he and Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement following a civil suit three years later. At the time, the father-of-two surrendered his use of 'HRH', as well as the titles 'Earl of Inverness' and 'Baron Killyleagh'.

Last week, Giuffre's harrowing memoir, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, was posthumously released to the public, citing specific alleged interactions with Andrew.

Giuffre's accusations first came to light in 2019 (Virginia Roberts Giuffre)

Just four days before its publication, it was revealed that Andrew had lost his 'Duke of York' title, which is traditionally passed down to the monarch's (then, Queen Elizabeth) second son.

It was simultaneously claimed, though, that King Charles III's younger brother would still be referred to as 'Prince Andrew' in the public domain - something Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts previously slammed.

"Now, for the King, I think there's more that he could do," he told press earlier this month. "He does have the ability to strip him even further of the prince title, which we would call upon. I want to commend the King and I want to commend the UK for taking some action."

Last night, however, Buckingham Palace officials revealed that Charles had taken his punishment of Andrew one step further and had removed his princedom.

He will now simply go by 'Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor'.

Responding, Roberts has since described it as a victory that's 'unprecedented in history', and reiterated that the King's removal of his dukedom was 'not enough'.

He told the BBC: "This normal girl from a normal family has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her.

Andrew has been stripped of his princedom (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

"She is celebrating from the heavens now saying 'I did it'. She'd be so proud. He's just Andrew."

Giuffre's brother added that Andrew still 'needs to be behind bars', given the severity of the allegations made against him.

"We have to have some sort of investigation that goes further into this," he continued. "[Andrew is] still walking around a free man."

Giuffre's sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, also told presenters of the Palace's decision: "It truly is a moment for her and all survivors. Everything she fought for was not in vain."

Despite the King's latest decision, Andrew still continues to deny all allegations against him.

"These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him," the latest official royal statement explains.

The alleged victim's family have spoken out (BBC)

"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."

The Roberts family issued one final plea, urging that government officials in the US release documents related to Epstein's wider crimes.

"The US government hold the key to the larger scope of the Jeffrey Epstein case," Giuffre's brother continued.

"The UK is setting an example for what the US should be doing right now. There's many more of them, I promise you."