Prince Andrew is rekindling moments with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. In his first public venture since the heart-wrenching suicide of Virginia Giuffre, one of his and Jeffrey Epstein's accusers in the sex abuse scandal, the younger sibling of King Charles III was snapped behind the wheel on April 27, driving out of Royal Lodge, his Windsor abode, with the Duchess of York accompanying him in the passenger seat. This casual excursion occurred merely three days after Giuffre's family, via NBC News, conveyed the heartbreaking news of her demise by suicide on her farm in Neergabby, Australia. Her beloved ones attributed the multitude of struggles that ultimately led to her untimely death to the alleged sexual abuse she endured as a minor.
"With hearts shattered beyond repair, we announce that Virginia passed away last night," her family lamented in a recent statement. "She succumbed to suicide, her life cut short by her lifelong ordeal as a victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking."
"Virginia was a relentless warrior in the battle against sexual abuse and sex trafficking," the statement further mourned. "She served as a beacon of hope for countless survivors. Ultimately, the overwhelming burden of her abuse proved too heavy for Virginia to bear."
Back in 2021, Giuffre alleged that she had been trafficked by Epstein and subsequently sexually abused by the British royal when she was a mere 17 years old. While Epstein took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, Giuffre filed a federal lawsuit against the royal. Andrew settled the lawsuit the subsequent year, according to NBC News, steadfastly denying any sexual encounter with her.
"I have absolutely no recollection of ever meeting this lady," Andrew insisted during a BBC Newsnight interview at the time, "not even a glimpse."
