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The family of late Prince Andrew sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre cheered after the scandal-scarred royal was forced to drop his Duke of York title Friday — calling it “vindication for our sister and survivors everywhere.”

And the loved ones now want his prince title tossed, too.

“We, the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, believe that Prince Andrew’s decision to give up his titles is vindication for our sister and survivors everywhere,” said Giuffre’s two brothers and their wives.


  Giuffre, pictured here with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in March 2001, was one of Epstein’s most prominent victims. DOJ Giuffre, pictured here with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in March 2001, was one of Epstein’s most prominent victims. DOJ

“This decisive action is a powerful step forward in our fight to bring Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s child sex-trafficking network to justice.”

Andrew announced he was giving up the designation after new accusations surrounding his connection to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein emerged this week from experts of a posthumous memoir penned by Giuffre, who died by suicide in April.

The 41-year-old’s family also argued “it is appropriate” for King Charles III, Andrew’s brother, to pull the royal’s prince title next.

“We hope that the days of impunity for the powerful are over, and protection for predators will no longer be tolerated,” her family said.

“We hope a higher standard has been set for our leaders in office in the United States – one we will work tirelessly to follow here. It is time for accountability, transparency, and justice for all survivors.”

Giuffre was a central figure in Epstein’s downfall, claiming she was a victim of his years-long sex trafficking operation, including being flown to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17.

She also accused Andrew of having sex with her on Epstein’s reviled private island.

The prince has long denied the accusations, but reached a settlement with Giuffre in 2022 for $12 million.


  Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds up a photo of herself as a teenager. TNS Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds up a photo of herself as a teenager. TNS

Still, Epstein’s most outspoken victim in her new posthumous memoir set to be released next week is expected to again cast Andrew under a harsh spotlight.

In part of the memoir released by the Guardian this week, Giuffre wrote that she was forced to have sex with Andrew at the London home of Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of grooming and sexually abusing young women tied to the disgraced financier in 2021.

“He was friendly enough, but still entitled – as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright,” according to the excerpt published in the Guardian.


  In this Wednesday, June 6, 2012 file photo, Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves King Edward VII hospital in London after visiting his father, Prince Philip. AP In this Wednesday, June 6, 2012 file photo, Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves King Edward VII hospital in London after visiting his father, Prince Philip. AP

Andrew also faced new allegations in a bombshell Sun report this week that he messaged Epstein in February 2011, which is after he previously claimed to have cut ties with the disgraced creep.

Andrew said he was surrendering the York title because of the “continued accusations about me district from the work of His Majesty and the royal family.

“I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life,” he said, adding “As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me.”

Giuffre’s family called the latest development a “powerful step forward in our fight to bring Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s child sex-trafficking network to justice.”

“This is not just a victory for her, but for every single survivor of the horrific crimes perpetrated by [Jeffrey] Epstein and his co-conspirators,” the family said Friday.   

Andrew stepped down from his royal duties in 2019.

Epstein, 66, took his own life in 2019 while he awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He previously pleaded guilty to state charges of procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and solicitation of prostitution in Florida in 2008. 

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