Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky, appeared on Good Morning Britain just hours after it was announced that Andrew will be stripped of all his royal titles
Virginia Giuffre’s brother sobbed after the “bittersweet” news that Andrew will be stripped of his titles. Sky Roberts and his wife, Amanda, appeared on Good Morning Britain, hours after it was revealed that King Charles announced that Andrew will simply be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
In recent weeks, Andrew had been under increased pressure to move out of his home, Royal Lodge, in the wake of the scandal surrounding his close links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew was accused by Virginia of having sex with her in March 2001, when she was just 17.
She alleged she had been trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Virginia claimed that Epstein and his girlfriend had taken her to Tramp nightclub in London, where she met with Andrew and later had sex with him that night. She claimed that Epstein had paid her $15,000 after sleeping with Andrew. During an interview with BBC’s Newsnight in 2019, Andrew vehemently denied the allegations and told host Emily Maitlis he had no recollection of meeting Virginia. Andrew vehemently denies all allegations made against him.
“It means everything to me,” a tearful Sky said on Good Morning Britain. He added: “I knew it would mean everything to Virginia.” Amanda added: “We wish we were hugging her right now and laughing with her and celebrating this moment.”
Sky went on to say: “He should be willing to come forward and have his day in court. As of now, he has not complied with investigation; he has almost in some ways, refused to come forward and give a proper investigation. We’re asking for his day in court, we’re asking for a thorough investigation.” Andrew has continually said he is willing to help American investigators.
“[I’m] more than willing to give my sister’s testimony right in front of him [King Charles],” Sky said, before going on to say: “I’d have that conversation with him, I’ll come to London tomorrow, and we can have that conversation together.” Sky said: “I hope we’re doing her a little bit of justice in this. I’m so proud of her, I’m so proud of the UK people, I’m proud of the King. It just proves that if you just come forward and tell the truth and let your voice be heard, change can happen.”
On Thursday evening, Virginia’s family said that the news had seen her “declare a victory”. In a statement shared with BBC News, they said that she “brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.” The statement read: “Today, an ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.
“Virginia Roberts Giuffre, our sister, a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew, never stopped fighting for accountability for what had happened to her and countless other survivors like her. Today, she declares a victory. We, her family, along with her survivor sisters, continue Virginia’s battle and will not rest until the same accountability applies to all of her abusers and abetters, connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.”
In a rare move on Thursday, Buckingham Palace issued an extremely rare statement, confirming the King had initiated proceedings to strip the disgraced royal of all his titles. They said: “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
“Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
Virginia tragically took her own life in April at her home in Neergabby, Western Australia, at the age of 41. Her dad initially refused to accept her death as suicide and believed that “somebody got to her”.
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