The former attorney for Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, is sharing a request after her tragic passing.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, prominent lawyer David Boies said he hopes the disgraced royal family member eventually makes a statement in regard to Giuffre’s death.
“I think that he needs to take responsibility for what he did,” Boies shared on the Monday, April 28, episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. “Virginia was always more interested in fighting the sin than attacking the sinner, and I think that she would have accepted Prince Andrew taking responsibility and would have recognized that. I think that it’s not too late. It’s never too late.”
Giuffre died by suicide in Neergabby, Australia on Thursday, April 24, at the age of 41, her family confirmed to People.
Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew’s accuser, Virginia Giuffre, died in April 2025, with her family confirming her death was due to suicide. Giuffre, who was just 41 at the time of her death in Neergabby, Australia, had been at the center of accusations against Prince Andrew and the late Epstein involving sexual abuse and sex […]
If Boies had his way, he would hear two words from Prince Andrew.
“I’d like to have him say, ‘I’m sorry,’” he explained. “I’d like him to be more direct about that. I’d like him to say, even if he doesn’t remember what happened, I think he needs to recognize that he clearly had sex with young girls, with Jeffrey Epstein. I mean, he may not remember that it was Virginia, but he can’t forget the event. And he needs to just come clean.” (Us Weekly has reached out to Prince Andrew’s attorney for comment.)
During his latest interview, Boies also honored Giuffre for the courage she showed after being thrust into the spotlight of a shocking cultural and royal scandal.
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“She was an extraordinarily strong woman, ultimately brought down by years of abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and then later years of verbal abuse and attacks by [his] collaborators,” Boies claimed. “She accomplished a great deal. Without her courage and without her coming forward, Jeffrey Epstein would probably still be abusing young girls. [Her death is] a sad event but I think we should take a moment to celebrate what she accomplished.”
In 2019, Giuffre made headlines around the world when she accused Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
Prince Andrew denied any wrongdoing and said in the now notorious November 2019 interview with the BBC that he had no memory of meeting Giuffre, despite there being a picture of the pair together when Giuffre was underage. (Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while in a New York City jail awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.)
Giuffre later filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in August 2021. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money in February 2022.
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“Prince Andrew intends to make a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights,” the letter read. “Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre’s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks.”
“Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others,” the letter continued. “He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.”
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