Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at his home in Norfolk, the family of Virginia Giuffre issued a statement backing the police investigation. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest is not connected to allegations of sexual abuse.
Sky and Amanda Roberts, and Danny and Lanette Wilson, said: “On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the UK’s Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.” They added: “He was never a prince… For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”
In Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl (published posthumously in October 2025), she alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and forced into sexual encounters with Andrew. She wrote that this happened on three occasions, including when she was 17.
A copy of “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre is displayed on a shelf at a Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Credit: AP
In a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, Andrew said he had no recollection of a photograph showing him with his arm around Giuffre at Ghislaine Maxwell’s home. Maxwell was later convicted in the US of sex trafficking offences and is serving a prison sentence.
Andrew faced heavy criticism for his account of his association with Jeffrey Epstein, including why he remained in contact after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in the US for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Giuffre later brought a civil claim in the US, which was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Andrew continues to deny wrongdoing and has said he never met her.
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Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at his home in Norfolk, the family of Virginia Giuffre issued a statement backing the police investigation. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest is not connected to allegations of sexual abuse.
Sky and Amanda Roberts, and Danny and Lanette Wilson, said: “On behalf of our sister, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we extend our gratitude to the UK’s Thames Valley Police for their investigation and arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.” They added: “He was never a prince… For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”
In Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl (published posthumously in October 2025), she alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and forced into sexual encounters with Andrew. She wrote that this happened on three occasions, including when she was 17.
A copy of “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre is displayed on a shelf at a Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Credit: AP
In a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, Andrew said he had no recollection of a photograph showing him with his arm around Giuffre at Ghislaine Maxwell’s home. Maxwell was later convicted in the US of sex trafficking offences and is serving a prison sentence.
Andrew faced heavy criticism for his account of his association with Jeffrey Epstein, including why he remained in contact after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in the US for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Giuffre later brought a civil claim in the US, which was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Andrew continues to deny wrongdoing and has said he never met her.
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