Ten months after the suicide of Virginia Giuffre, a newly revealed email seems to corroborate her claim of meeting and being photographed with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The email, discovered in a batch of over three million documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, released by the U.S. Department of Justice, was sent in 2015 by someone identified as “G Maxwell,” likely Ghislaine Maxwell. The message, labeled as a “draft statement,” recounts an encounter in London in 2001 where a photo was taken with Prince Andrew and friends.
Although the name of the individual Giuffre referred to is censored in the document, she alleged being coerced into sexual acts with the ex-prince on three occasions, one of which occurred at Maxwell’s London residence in 2001 when Giuffre was 17 years old, matching the location mentioned in the 2015 email.
Mountbatten-Windsor consistently refuted the abuse allegations and stated he had never met Giuffre. When contacted by CBC News for comment, his representatives had not responded at the time of reporting. Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, termed the email as crucial.
Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, “Nobody’s Girl,” published in October 2025, documented her accusations against Epstein, Maxwell, and Mountbatten-Windsor. Maxwell is serving a lengthy sentence in the U.S. for sex trafficking related to Epstein, her former partner. In another 2015 email to Epstein, Maxwell mentioned the need to distance herself from any association with a massage involving Andrew at her residence.
Mountbatten-Windsor denied recalling the photograph with Giuffre during a 2019 Newsnight interview, claiming he was at a Pizza Express on that night, not at Maxwell’s home. He settled a civil sexual assault lawsuit with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting liability or offering an apology.
Despite being stripped of royal titles and privileges in 2025 and relocating from his Royal Lodge estate, Andrew’s connections to Epstein continue to haunt the Royal Family. At a public event, a heckler questioned King Charles about Andrew’s ties to Epstein before being removed by police.
Giuffre’s family advocates for a police probe, commending her bravery. Lisa Phillips, another Epstein survivor, urged Prince Andrew to testify before Congress in the U.S., emphasizing the importance of exposing the misdeeds of powerful figures for accountability.
