A posthumously published memoir contains a disturbing new allegation regarding a royal figure’s awareness of his accuser’s youth. The late Virginia Giuffre, who died earlier this year, writes in her book that before an alleged encounter in 2001, the man compared her age—17 at the time—to that of his own young daughters.
According to excerpts from the memoir, set for release this week, the alleged comment was made on the night Giuffre was introduced to the royal. She recalls him stating, “My daughters are just a little younger.” Public records show his daughters were approximately 12 and 11 years old at that time.
The book details how Giuffre was recruited and brought to London, where the meeting was arranged. She describes being woken that day with a comparison to a fairy tale, being told she would meet “a handsome prince.”
The evening is also reportedly when a now-famous photograph was taken, showing the two together with a third party in the background. The royal has previously publicly denied ever meeting Giuffre and suggested the photograph was altered.
Further allegations in the memoir describe a night out at a club and an ensuing private encounter at a residence. Giuffre writes that she was later paid a significant sum of money by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein for, as she quotes, “servicing” the individual.
The royal has consistently and categorically denied all allegations of any sexual contact or wrongdoing. In a 2019 television interview, he stated he had no recollection of meeting the accuser and offered a medical explanation to counter one of her specific descriptions.
The publication of these new firsthand accounts is expected to reignite public scrutiny over the long-standing allegations and the royal’s past associations.
