Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide and sexual abuse which some readers may find distressing.
Virginia Giuffre revealed in her posthumous memoir the disturbing three-word question Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly asked Prince Andrew the very first time he met her.
Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the 65-year-old royal, who has denied the claims made against him, in February 2022, tragically died by suicide at the age of 41 back in April.
However, her 400-page autobiography titled Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting was already planned before her death, as per the Guardian.
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American publishing house Alfred A Knopf said the memoir was still on track for its release today (21 October) because it was the late author’s 'heartfelt wish'.
"In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that NOBODY’S GIRL is still released," Giuffre said in an email sent to Knopf.
"I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices."
The publisher has described Nobody’s Girl as the activist’s 'story told in full and in her own words' - a 'riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity'.
"Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men," they wrote.
"She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell’s grasp at nineteen."
The publisher has also shared details of her experiences with many of Epstein and Maxwell’s 'well-known' friends, including Andrew.
One page 140 of the book, Giuffre detailed what it was like when she was allegedly first introduced to the royal - who was 24 years her senior when she was just 17 years old.
She wrote: "On March 10, 2001, Maxwell woke me up by announcing in a singsongy voice,' Get out of bed, sleepyhead!'
"It was going to be a special day, she said. Just like Cinderella, I was going to meet a handsome prince!
"Her old friend Prince Andrew would be dining with us that night, she said, and we had lots to do to get me ready."
According to Giuffre, she and Maxwell 'spent most of that day shopping'.
"She bought me an expensive purse from Burberry and three different outfits. When we got back to her house, I laid them out on the bed.
"There were two sexy, sophisticated dresses she'd picked out and a third option that I'd lobbied for: a pink V-necked, sleeveless mini-T-shirt and a sparkly, multicoloured pair of jeans embroidered with a pattern of interlocking horses," she continued.
Giuffre then revealed the three-word question she says Maxwell had for Andrew once he arrived at her townhouse that evening.
She wrote: "Maxwell was more coquettish than usual. 'Guess Jenna's age,' she urged the prince, after she introduced me.
"The Duke of York, who was then forty-one, guessed correctly: seventeen. 'My daughters are just a little younger than you,' he told me, explaining his accuracy.
"As usual, Maxwell was quick with a joke 'I guess we will have to trade her in soon'."
Giuffre then recalled her initial impressions of Andrew: "In contrast to his appearance today - stout, white-haired, and jowly - Prince Andrew then was still relatively fit, with short-cropped brown hair and youthful eyes.
"He'd long been known as the playboy of the royal family, and as a divorcé (he and his wife, Sarah Ferguson, or 'Fergie', had split in 1996), he was holding tight to that role.
"That night he wore slacks and a light-blue dress shirt, open at the collar, with French cuffs, and elegant cufflinks. When I noticed that Epstein called the prince 'Andy', I began to call him that too."
Giuffre went on to detail chatting in 'Maxwell's entryway', recalling the exact incident which led to the grainy photo which made headlines around the world following her accusations agains King Charles III's younger brother: "I suddenly thought of something: my mom would never forgive me if I met someone as famous as Prince Andrew and didn't pose for a picture.
"Excusing myself, I ran to get a Kodak FunSaver from my room, then returned and handed it to Epstein. I remember the prince putting his arm around my waist as Maxwell grinned beside me. Epstein snapped the photo."
Giuffre continued, recalling that 'after a bit more small talk' the four of them 'headed out into the cold spring air'.
She explained: "The prince rode with his security detail. Epstein, Maxwell, and I were in a separate car. We went to a restaurant for dinner and afterward to an exclusive London nightclub called Tramp.
"The prince went to the bar and came back with a cocktail for me. Then he invited me to dance.
"He was sort of a bumbling dancer, and I remember he sweated profusely. I had another drink, and the prince did too."
According to Giuffre, they then 'headed back to Maxwell's', again in two cars.
"On the way, Maxwell told me, 'When we get home, you are to do for him what you do for Jeffrey.'
"I knew better than to question her orders. That empty feeling descended upon me again. More and more, it felt like my default state."
Giuffre then went into extensive detail into what allegedly happened that evening.
"Back at the house, Maxwell and Epstein said goodnight and headed upstairs, signalling it was time that I take care of the prince.
"In the years since, I've thought a lot about how he behaved. He was friendly enough, but still entitled - as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright."
Giuffre recalled that she 'took him first to a bathroom' where she allegedly drew him a hot bath, adding: "We disrobed and got in the tub, but we didn't stay there long because the prince was eager to get to the bed.
"He was particularly attentive to my feet, caressing my toes and licking my arches. That was a first for me, and it tickled.
"I was nervous he would want me to do the same to him. But I needn't have worried. He seemed in a rush to have intercourse.
"Afterward, he said thank you in his clipped British accent. In my memory, the whole thing lasted less than half an hour."
The following morning, Giuffre recalled that 'it was clear' Maxwell had 'conferred with her royal chum' because she told the teen: "You did well. The prince had fun."
"I nodded appreciatively, as I always did, but in truth, I didn't feel so great," she shared. "Soon, Epstein would give me $15,000 for servicing the man the tabloids called 'Randy Andy' - a lot of money.
"But while being pimped out to strangers was something I thought I had to endure and had even become used to, it was wearing me down."
She recalled a phone call with her then-boyfriend Tony Figueroa afterwards: "I hadn't wanted to have sex with the prince, I said, but I felt I had to.
"I also truly believed there was no way for me to free myself from Epstein and Maxwell's grip. While travelling, Maxwell had made me hand over my passport."
In a statement last week, Prince Andrew said he would no longer use his title or honours, adding: "As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."
Tyla has reached out to both Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer and Prince Andrew's representatives for comment.
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Topics: Virginia Giuffre, US News, UK News, Royal Family, Crime, Prince Andrew
Rhiannon Ingle