Virginia Giuffre has consistently said she was 17 years old when she was trafficked to Prince Andrew, an allegation he has always denied.

Key facts

  • Virginia Giuffre (born August 9, 1983) became publicly known as an accuser in the Jeffrey Epstein case and later alleged she was trafficked to Prince Andrew when she was 17.
  • In media coverage and legal discussions of her claims, reports regularly describe her as 17 at the time of the alleged encounter with the Duke of York in London.

Context around the allegation

  • Giuffre has said she was part of Epstein’s trafficking network as a teenager and that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17, including an encounter in London; Andrew has strenuously denied any sexual contact and any wrongdoing.
  • The photograph of Giuffre with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell, widely circulated in news reports, is often referenced in timelines that place her at 17 during the period she says she was trafficked to him.

Legal and media framing

  • Giuffre later brought a civil lawsuit in the U.S. against Prince Andrew, which was settled in 2022 without admission of liability, and legal and press accounts of the case reiterated that she said she was 17 at the time.
  • News outlets covering her life and death continue to describe her as a key accuser who alleged she was trafficked to Prince Andrew at age 17, underscoring how central that age has been in public discussion of the case.

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