Prince Andrew participated in "orgies" with Epstein, according to Virginia Giuffre's account.

LondonThe earthquake around Prince Andrew continues And it shows no signs of stopping. Quite the opposite. In fact, Buckingham Palace admitted on Monday that "there could still be more painful days ahead" in relation to possible new revelations about the behavior of Elizabeth II's third son and brother of Charles III. So much so that some members of the House of Commons have called for the British Parliament to officially strip the prince of all his titles—including that of prince, to which he is entitled by birth—amid the growing controversy that the reports have been raising since last week. on the posthumous memoirs of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of the main accusers of American pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein regarding the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of him and also Andreu.

The BBC has had access to the book hours before it goes on sale in the United Kingdom this Tuesday, and from its reading, and the conclusions it draws, Andreu's reputation comes out very tarnished, more than it already has been for many years. Specifically, since 2019, when he gave an interview with the BBC full of arrogance and without any empathy towards Epstein's victims. Last Friday, twenty-four hours after an excerpt from the book was published in the newspaper The Guardian, the king forced his brother to renounce his titles, including that of Duke of York.

In her memoirs, Virginia Giuffre once again denounces having been a victim of the sex trafficking network run by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell -who is serving a twenty-year sentence for sex trafficking– and comments that she feared for her life and that she could "die as a sex slave." The volume, titled Nobody's Girl: memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice, and written in collaboration with Amy Wallace, comes out almost six months after Giuffre commit suicide. The text offers, according to the BBC, a "harrowing read" that paints a picture of a network of rich and powerful people abusing young women, often minors.

And although no new accusations are presented beyond those already known, Virginia Giuffre recalls that she had sexual relations with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions, including one in which Epstein and eight other girls participated, "as part of an orgy." In a 2015 sworn statement, the woman stated that she was "about 18 years old" at the time. "The other girls looked younger and didn't speak English. Epstein laughed, saying that, because they couldn't communicate, they were the easiest to deal with."

The first meeting with Prince Andrew took place in March 2001. Ghislaine Maxwell told the girl that it would be a "special day" and that she would meet a "charming prince." When they met, Maxwell asked the prince to guess the young woman's age: "He guessed right—seventeen—and added, 'My daughters are only slightly younger than you.'" That evening, they went to the London club Tramp, where the prince, according to Giuffre, "was sweating profusely." On the way home, Maxwell reportedly ordered him: "When we arrive, you have to do to him the same thing you do to Jeffrey." He was kind but overbearing, as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright," Giuffre wrote in her memoirs. The next day, Maxwell reportedly told her, "You did well. The prince had a good time." Shortly after, Epstein gave her $15,000 "for having rendered services to Randy Andy", which is what the tabloids called the prince.

The discredit that the still prince spreads over the Crown It's potentially enormous, and the drastic measures taken by Buckingham Palace last week can only be understood from that perspective. These measures are also in agreement with Crown Prince William. At least according to the British press, which reported this weekend that the future king has banned his uncle from his coronation ceremony.

Petition to change the laws

In light of the publication of the memoir, Giuffre's family has called for Andrew to be stripped of his princely status, a demand supported by the Scottish National Party's Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, and other MPs, who have urged the government to change the laws to allow this to be possible. Currently, a title can be granted, but not withdrawn, and this, according to Flynn, is why the Duke of York—or rather, the former Duke of York—has announced that he will no longer use this title, although he still legally retains it.

The bill called Removal of Titles Bill would bring clarity to the matter and give the king more power, Flynn said. "I think the time is right, and Parliament should have a serious debate about how to move forward." However, according to Buckingham Palace sources, there are currently no plans to strip the prince of the title he was given at birth.

"I was praying that I would pass out."

In Giuffre's book, the woman recounts in detail the pain caused by the abuse she suffered, according to the BBC. She explains that Epstein subjected her to sadomasochistic practices that caused her "so much pain that I prayed to lose consciousness." And despite the passing of decades, she admits that she still felt fear when she remembered the faces of Epstein and Maxwell.

The victim's account, however, goes far beyond the prince. The book describes with a "shocking crusade" the workings of Epstein's plot: young women forced to appear "childlike," eating disorders encouraged to please clients, and a constant trafficking of women to the offices and mansions of magnates and politicians. "During the years with them, they lent me to dozens of powerful men. They used and humiliated me, and in some cases, they beat and injured me," she writes.

Giuffre also explains that, in the 2022 agreement with the prince, agreed to a year of silence so that Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee would not be "further tainted." Andreu has always denied all the accusations.

Separately, London's Metropolitan Police confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating new allegations that Andreu asked one of her bodyguards for personal information about Giuffre to pressure her into withdrawing the abuse allegations. Dai Davies, former head of royal protection at Scotland Yard, called the case "scandalous" and called for a thorough investigation. "If there is evidence of criminality, the report will have to be sent to the Prosecutor's Office and action will have to be taken according to the law," he said.

Amid this new storm, King Charles III continued with his usual schedule on Sunday, attending mass near his residence in Balmoral (Scotland), and is expected to restart a public agenda this week with notable appearances, including a prayer with the Pope.