Prince Andrew Accurately Guessed Virginia Giuffre Was 17, Noting His Own Daughters Were ‘Just a Bit Younger,’ According to Her Posthumous Memoir

Prince Andrew Accurately Guessed Virginia Giuffre Was 17, Noting His Own Daughters Were ‘Just a Bit Younger,’ According to Her Posthumous Memoir

In her posthumously released memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, Virginia Giuffre recounts a chilling encounter with Prince Andrew that she says unfolded in March 2001 at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London residence. At the time, Giuffre was 17 years old and had been trafficked into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of exploitation. She alleges that Maxwell orchestrated the meeting with an almost theatrical flair, waking her with excitement and comparing the moment to a fairy-tale scenario: she was about to meet “a handsome prince.”

Giuffre writes that upon Andrew’s arrival, Maxwell turned the introduction into a peculiar game. She prompted the prince to guess Giuffre’s age. Without hesitation, Andrew replied correctly: 17. He then added a remark that has since become one of the most haunting details in her account: “My daughters are just a little younger than you.” At that point, Princess Beatrice was 12 and Princess Eugenie was 11—making the age gap approximately five to six years. Giuffre describes the comment as delivered casually, yet it underscored the stark power imbalance and the unsettling awareness of youth involved in the situation.

Maxwell reportedly followed up with a quip, joking that she would soon have to “trade her in” for someone younger, further emphasizing the transactional and dehumanizing nature of the environment Giuffre found herself trapped in. According to the memoir, the evening progressed to an alleged sexual encounter in the bathroom of the townhouse, during which Andrew behaved with an air of entitlement—as though such interactions were simply part of his privilege. Giuffre reflects that he treated the act as something inherently due to him because of his royal status.

This specific recollection forms part of Giuffre’s broader narrative of being coerced into sexual contact with the prince on three separate occasions: the London meeting, another at Epstein’s New York mansion, and a third on his private Caribbean island. She portrays these events as elements of a larger system of abuse masterminded by Epstein and Maxwell, where vulnerable young women were groomed, isolated, and offered to influential men.

The memoir, published in October 2025 several months after Giuffre’s death by suicide at age 41, expands on testimony she gave in earlier civil proceedings. It offers raw, personal insight into the psychological terror she endured—fearing she might “die a sex slave” under Epstein’s control—and the determination that eventually drove her to speak out publicly. Her 2021 lawsuit against Andrew resulted in a multimillion-dollar settlement in 2022, though he never admitted liability and has always denied any sexual misconduct or improper contact.

Prince Andrew’s precise recall of Giuffre’s age, juxtaposed with the reference to his own children, has struck many readers as particularly disturbing. It highlights not only the alleged exploitation but also a chilling awareness of the victims’ youth. Giuffre’s family and advocates view these passages as further evidence of the predatory dynamics at play and a testament to her courage in documenting them despite intense opposition.

The book’s release continues to fuel debate over elite accountability, survivor trauma, and the long-term consequences of Epstein’s crimes. For Giuffre, these words represent her final effort to ensure the truth could not be buried, leaving a lasting record of the events that shaped her life and advocacy.