Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir, "Nobody's Girl," was released on Tuesday, reigniting public scrutiny of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and its connections to powerful figures, including Prince Andrew and former President Donald Trump. The book's publication led Prince Andrew to renounce his royal titles just days prior.
The memoir, "Nobody's Girl," was published posthumously on October 21, 2025, nearly six months after Virginia Giuffre died by suicide at the age of 41 . Co-written with journalist Amy Wallace over four years, the book details Giuffre's life and her account of being sexually trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell . In an email to her collaborator shortly before her death, Giuffre expressed her "heartfelt wish" for the book to be published "regardless of my circumstances," hoping it would stand as a testament for all survivors of abuse.
The anticipation around the book contributed to a rapid political fallout for Prince Andrew. On Friday, October 17, he announced he was voluntarily giving up his titles, including Duke of York and his membership in the Order of the Garter . In his statement, he said this was to stop the accusations from distracting from the work of King Charles III and the Royal Family, though he "vigorously" denied Giuffre's allegations.
In her memoir, Giuffre provides a detailed account of the three separate occasions on which she alleges she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, claims he has consistently denied . She describes the first meeting in London in March 2001, where she recalls Maxwell waking her up by saying, "just like Cinderella, I was going to meet a handsome prince!" . After an evening at Tramp nightclub, Giuffre writes that Maxwell instructed her, "When we get home, you are to do for him what you do for Jeffrey" . She describes Prince Andrew as "entitled – as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright" .
The second alleged encounter took place at Epstein's New York townhouse, and the third on Epstein's private island in the Caribbean. Giuffre characterizes the island incident as an "orgy" involving Epstein, Prince Andrew, and approximately eight other young girls who "appeared to be under the age of 18" . She writes that after the first encounter, Epstein gave her $15,000 for "servicing the man the tabloids called 'Randy Andy'" . These allegations were a key factor in the civil lawsuit Giuffre filed against the prince, which was settled out of court in 2022 for an undisclosed sum .
While Donald Trump features minimally in the book itself, pre-publication attention has refocused on the Epstein saga and Trump's relationship with the financier . Giuffre was recruited into Epstein's world in 2000 when she was a 16-year-old working at the spa at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club . It was there that Ghislaine Maxwell spotted her and, after noting her notably "young" appearance, invited her to meet Epstein for what Giuffre believed was a massage therapist job interview .
According to the memoir, Giuffre's father, who also worked at Mar-a-Lago, introduced her to Trump. Trump, she recounts, was friendly and asked her, "Do you babysit at all?" leading to her earning extra money minding the children of club members. Amy Wallace, the book's ghostwriter, has explained that despite Trump's past description of Epstein as a "terrific guy," Giuffre was a "huge Trump fan" . This was for two reasons: he had always been kind to her in their meetings, and he had campaigned on a promise to release the so-called "Epstein files," making her feel he was on her side. President Trump has yet to release the files he promised on the campaign trail.
The release of "Nobody's Girl" has sparked renewed calls for transparency and accountability. Amy Wallace and Giuffre's brother, Sky Roberts, have stated that the book was intended to give voice to all survivors . Wallace has also publicly called for Prince Andrew to share everything he knows with US investigators about Epstein's crimes, something she says he has previously indicated a willingness to do but never followed through on .
The memoir paints a harrowing picture of Giuffre's years within Epstein's network, where she says she was "habitually used and humiliated" and feared she might "die a sex slave" . Its publication ensures that the story of the victims, and the powerful individuals implicated in Epstein's web, remains in the public eye .