Giuffre family notes Andrew’s UK royal expulsion, calls for US questioning

The late sex trafficking advocate Virginia Giuffre’s family praised King Charles III’s decision to revoke his brother Prince Andrew’s last royal titles.

An ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family braved the British prince with her honesty and extraordinary courage today,” Giuffre’s family said in a statement late on Thursday.

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Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, claimed to support the king’s decision but that Andrew should be subject to additional investigation for the rape accusations he made against him.

He needs to be behind bars, according to Roberts, and we need to go one more step further.

The king “initiated a formal process to remove Prince Andrew’s style, titles, and honors,” according to Buckingham Palace, which will change him from his royal quarters to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

The former prince’s relationship with Epstein, a convicted sex offender accused of abusing hundreds of girls before his 2019 death in a New York jail cell, is gaining traction with the palace.

Epstein was a fixture in prestigious New York and international circles, having connections to Andrew, the newly fired US ambassador, and Donald Trump, the president of the United States.

One of Epstein’s most prominent accusers was Giuffre, an American who committed suicide in April, at the age of 41. After Epstein trafficked her from Mar-a-Lago at the age of 16, she claimed that Andrew raped her three times, including when she was underage.

Andrew and Giuffre settled a civil sexual assault case for millions of dollars in 2022. He was expelled from royal duties and most of his titles that year.

The palace went even further with the release of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, which details grisly abuse committed by Epstein and others. Days before the book was scheduled to be released, Andrew announced he would abandon the title of Duke of York.

According to The Independent, the memoir makes 88 88 references to Andrew.

“I’ve made the decision to prioritize my duty to my family and country as I always have.” In a statement from five years ago, Andrew said, “vigorously” defying the allegations of rape.

Some US lawmakers, including Republicans, have suggested that Andrew could face criminal charges as a result of other survivors’ requests for more information from the US government regarding the Epstein case.