Images from a previously unaired interview with Virginia Giuffre have surfaced. This comes nearly a week after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was formally stripped of his royal prince title.
Giuffre detailed her alleged experiences with Andrew in the interview. It aired on the UK program BBC Panorama on Tuesday, November 4.
"I was a toy. I was there to be passed around," Giuffre stated in the video, recorded in 2019. "But I was still a human being with feelings, emotions, and sadness. And to know that this man had daughters, that he was still capable of abusing me. It just doesn’t make sense."
Giuffre has alleged multiple sexual encounters with Andrew. These encounters reportedly began in 2001 when she was underage. Andrew, 65, has consistently denied Giuffre’s accusations since they became public in 2019.
Andrew allegedly met Giuffre through his association with the late financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
"He knows what happened, I know what happened," Giuffre declared in the interview. "And only one of us is telling the truth."
Following Giuffre’s initial accusations, Andrew appeared on BBC’s Newsnight. This interview with journalist Emily Maitlis became infamous. The former royal claimed during the interview that he had "no recollection" of meeting Giuffre, despite a photograph showing them together.
After the Newsnight interview, Andrew stepped back from his royal duties. Giuffre then sued him for sexual abuse in 2021. They reached an out-of-court settlement the following year.
Andrew’s connection to Epstein has continued to generate headlines. This scrutiny intensified earlier this year.
Andrew had previously stated that he cut all contact with Epstein in 2010. However, emails exchanged between the two from 2011 came to light last month. An excerpt from Giuffre’s posthumous memoirs was subsequently published, detailing her alleged first encounter with Andrew.
On October 17, the former Duke of York announced in a statement that he would relinquish his royal titles amid the escalating scandal. Giuffre’s memoirs, officially published on October 21, included further accusations against Andrew. They alleged three sexual encounters.
In late October, King Charles III officially stripped Andrew of his prince title. The King also expelled his brother from Royal Lodge.
"Prince Andrew will now be referred to as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Buckingham Palace reported in a statement on Thursday, October 30. "To date, his lease on Royal Lodge has afforded him legal protection to continue residing there."
The statement continued: "Notice of the termination of the agreement has now been formally served, and he will relocate to another private residence. These measures are deemed necessary, despite his continued denial of the allegations against him."
The palace statement also added: "Their Majesties wish to make it clear that their thoughts and utmost solidarity have been, and will continue to be, with the victims and survivors of any form of abuse."