In a powerful intervention that has reignited demands for justice in one of Britain’s most enduring scandals, former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal has called on the Metropolitan Police to immediately reopen its investigation into allegations that former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sexually abused trafficked teenager Virginia Giuffre in London—condemning the force’s repeated closures as evidence of “two-tier justice” favoring the elite. Afzal’s outspoken demand, made amid renewed scrutiny following King Charles’s decision to strip Andrew of his remaining titles and HRH status, highlights perceptions of impunity for the powerful, especially after leaked emails suggested Andrew sought police assistance to discredit Giuffre. The late Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025 at age 41, detailed forced encounters with Andrew in her posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, a bestselling testament to survival that has sold over a million copies and amplified survivor voices.
Giuffre’s allegations—first emerging in 2011 and leading to a 2022 multimillion-dollar settlement without admission of liability—centered on three occasions of abuse, including in Ghislaine Maxwell’s London home when she was 17. Recruited by Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago, Giuffre became Epstein’s most prominent accuser, founding advocacy groups and testifying against his network. Her memoir, co-written with journalist Amy Wallace and published in October 2025, offers unflinching accounts of grooming, trafficking to influential figures, and the lifelong trauma that culminated in her tragic death amid personal struggles, including a custody battle and prior accident.
The Metropolitan Police reviewed Giuffre’s claims multiple times—most recently in December 2025 over emails implying Andrew passed her details to a protection officer for checks—yet declined further action, citing insufficient new evidence. Afzal argues this shakes public confidence, urging probes into potential misconduct or abuse of power. Campaigners hail his stance as a beacon for accountability, while Giuffre’s family expressed disappointment at the Met’s decisions, hoping the impending U.S. Epstein files release under the Transparency Act—due December 19, 2025—might yield fresh insights.
As outrage mounts over elite protections and victims’ silenced pleas, Afzal’s call poses a pivotal challenge: Will persistent pressure compel Scotland Yard to revisit Giuffre’s grave accusations, honoring her legacy, or allow perceptions of privilege to endure? With the DOJ dump looming—potentially unredacting communications and evidence—survivors await whether truth will finally prevail.
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