The “unsparing” memoir of Prince Andrew’s sex accuser is expected to put a spotlight back on the senior royal when it is released beyond the grave.
Virginia Giuffre’s book, titled Nobody’s Girl, will be published in October, six months after her death.
She sued the Duke of York claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 and trafficked by paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew paid millions to settle out of court but has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing or even meeting her.
Ms Giuffre, who died in Western Australia in April aged 41, was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Epstein and his former girlfriend Maxwell.
On Penguin Publishing House’s website, the book is described as an “unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell”.
The 400-page manuscript was finished before Ms Giuffre took her own life.
In an email to author-journalist Amy Wallace a few weeks before Ms Giuffre’s death, she said that it was her “heartfelt wish” the memoir be released “regardless” of her circumstances.
Sent while Ms Giuffre was in hospital, following disputed claims that a car crash had left her with kidney failure, it said: “The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders.
“It is imperative that the truth is understood and that the issues surrounding this topic are addressed, both for the sake of justice and awareness.
“In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that Nobody’s Girl is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices.”
American-born Ms Giuffre had lived in Australia for several years and became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in the prolonged downfall of disgraced paedophile financier Epstein.
She came forward publicly after the initial investigation ended in an 18-month Florida jail term for Epstein, who made a secret deal and was released in 2009.
Epstein was later found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges.
In multiple civil lawsuits, Ms Giuffre said she was a spa attendant as a teenager at Mar-a-Lago — Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club — when she was approached in 2000 by Maxwell.
The description of the book, which releases on October 21, states: “Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men.
“She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell’s grasp at nineteen. Giuffre remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims.
“The pages of Nobody’s Girl preserve her voice—and her legacy—forever.”
It comes as transcripts released by the US Justice Department on Friday show Maxwell insisting she did not introduce Andrew to Epstein and that the duke’s alleged sex with Ms Giuffre in her house could not have happened.
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison at the federal court in the southern district of New York in June 2022.
The Trump administration issued hundreds of pages of transcripts of interviews conducted by deputy attorney general Todd Blanche last month amid a fierce backlash over a previous refusal to disclose records from the Epstein case.
Andrew stepped down from public life after the furore over his friendship with the paedophile financier.
Ms Giuffre is survived by her three children.
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