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\n Related: <\/span>Virginia Giuffre: A Timeline of Key Events Before Her Death at 41<\/span><\/a>
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\u201cIn the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight,\u201d the statement concluded. \u201cWe know that she is with the angels.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since Giuffre\u2019s death was confirmed, some are curious to learn more about what led to her tragic passing.<\/p>\n
Keep reading so the biggest questions \u2014 and some possible answers \u2014 regarding Giuffre\u2019s passing:<\/p>\n
What Did Virginia Giuffre\u2019s Final Note Say Before Her Death?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Giuffre seemingly left a handwritten note<\/span><\/a>, believed to be a message to sexual assault survivors, prior to her death.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are not going to go away,\u201d the note, which was published by the Daily Mail<\/span><\/a> on April 30, read. \u201cMothers, fathers, sisters and brothers need to show the battlelines are drawn and we stand together to fight for the future of victims.\u201d<\/p>\nThe note concluded, \u201cIs protesting the answer \u2014 I don\u2019t know, but we\u2019ve got to start somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members of Giuffre\u2019s family believe that the note was a message ahead of a rally set to be hosted in Washington D.C. on April 30 to bring awareness about sexual assault.<\/p>\n
What Was Virginia Giuffre\u2019s Life Like Before Her Death?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/virginiagiuffreinjury.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Virginia Roberts<\/span> Courtesy of Virginia Roberts \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne month before her death, Giuffre said she was hit by a school bus traveling approximately 70 miles per hour. As a result, she claimed that doctors said she only has four days to live.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThis year has been the worst start to a new year,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/span><\/a> on March 30.<\/p>\nGiuffre also appeared to be in a custody battle with her estranged husband. The two shared three children aged 19, 16, and 15. Giuffre\u2019s brother, Sky Roberts<\/strong>, claimed his family member struggled to see her kids regularly.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s the worst pain in the world to not have access to your children,\u201d Roberts previously told <\/span>People<\/i><\/a> on April 3. \u201cCan you imagine the pain? I will tell you, all the physical [pain] will never amount to the pain of being separated from your children in that way.\u201d<\/p>\nWill Prince Andrew Acknowledge Virginia Giuffre\u2019s Death?<\/b><\/h3>\n
In an interview with Piers Morgan<\/strong>, Giuffre\u2019s former lawyer David Boies<\/strong> said he hopes Prince Andrew eventually makes a statement<\/span><\/a> in regard to Giuffre\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\u201cI think that he needs to take responsibility for what he did,\u201d Boies shared on the April 28, episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/i><\/span><\/a>. \u201cVirginia was always more interested in fighting the sin than attacking the sinner, and I think that she would have accepted Prince Andrew taking responsibility and would have recognized that. I think that it\u2019s not too late. It\u2019s never too late.\u201d<\/p>\nDuring the interview, Boies shared the two words he hopes to hear from Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to have him say, \u2018I\u2019m sorry,\u2019\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019d like him to be more direct about that.\u201d (Us Weekly<\/i> reached out to Prince Andrew\u2019s attorney for comment after the interview.)<\/p>\nWhat Did Virginia Giuffre Accuse Prince Andrew Of?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MEGA1290379_001-virginiagiuffreprinceandrew.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre<\/span> Mega Agency<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGiuffre made headlines in 2015 when her allegations against Prince Andrew emerged in Epstein court documents.<\/p>\n
According to Giuffre, Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her at Epstein\u2019s New York home in 2011. Prince Andrew also allegedly sexually assaulted Giuffre at an \u201corgy\u201d that took place on Epstein\u2019s private Caribbean island that same year, she claimed. (Prince Andrew denied sexual assault occurred during these events.) Giuffre was 17 at the time that the events allegedly took place.<\/p>\n
What Did Prince Andrew Say at the Time About Virginia\u2019s Claims?<\/b><\/h3>\n
He denied any wrongdoing and said in a now notorious November 2019 interview with the BBC<\/span><\/a> that he had no memory of meeting Giuffre, despite there being a picture of the pair together when Giuffre was underage. (Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while in a New York City jail awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not going to go away,\u201d the note, which was published by the Daily Mail<\/span><\/a> on April 30, read. \u201cMothers, fathers, sisters and brothers need to show the battlelines are drawn and we stand together to fight for the future of victims.\u201d<\/p>\n The note concluded, \u201cIs protesting the answer \u2014 I don\u2019t know, but we\u2019ve got to start somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Members of Giuffre\u2019s family believe that the note was a message ahead of a rally set to be hosted in Washington D.C. on April 30 to bring awareness about sexual assault.<\/p>\n One month before her death, Giuffre said she was hit by a school bus traveling approximately 70 miles per hour. As a result, she claimed that doctors said she only has four days to live.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis year has been the worst start to a new year,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/span><\/a> on March 30.<\/p>\n Giuffre also appeared to be in a custody battle with her estranged husband. The two shared three children aged 19, 16, and 15. Giuffre\u2019s brother, Sky Roberts<\/strong>, claimed his family member struggled to see her kids regularly.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the worst pain in the world to not have access to your children,\u201d Roberts previously told <\/span>People<\/i><\/a> on April 3. \u201cCan you imagine the pain? I will tell you, all the physical [pain] will never amount to the pain of being separated from your children in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n In an interview with Piers Morgan<\/strong>, Giuffre\u2019s former lawyer David Boies<\/strong> said he hopes Prince Andrew eventually makes a statement<\/span><\/a> in regard to Giuffre\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that he needs to take responsibility for what he did,\u201d Boies shared on the April 28, episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/i><\/span><\/a>. \u201cVirginia was always more interested in fighting the sin than attacking the sinner, and I think that she would have accepted Prince Andrew taking responsibility and would have recognized that. I think that it\u2019s not too late. It\u2019s never too late.\u201d<\/p>\n During the interview, Boies shared the two words he hopes to hear from Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to have him say, \u2018I\u2019m sorry,\u2019\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019d like him to be more direct about that.\u201d (Us Weekly<\/i> reached out to Prince Andrew\u2019s attorney for comment after the interview.)<\/p>\n Giuffre made headlines in 2015 when her allegations against Prince Andrew emerged in Epstein court documents.<\/p>\n According to Giuffre, Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her at Epstein\u2019s New York home in 2011. Prince Andrew also allegedly sexually assaulted Giuffre at an \u201corgy\u201d that took place on Epstein\u2019s private Caribbean island that same year, she claimed. (Prince Andrew denied sexual assault occurred during these events.) Giuffre was 17 at the time that the events allegedly took place.<\/p>\n He denied any wrongdoing and said in a now notorious November 2019 interview with the BBC<\/span><\/a> that he had no memory of meeting Giuffre, despite there being a picture of the pair together when Giuffre was underage. (Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while in a New York City jail awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.)<\/p>\nWhat Was Virginia Giuffre\u2019s Life Like Before Her Death?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\n Virginia Roberts<\/span> Courtesy of Virginia Roberts \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWill Prince Andrew Acknowledge Virginia Giuffre\u2019s Death?<\/b><\/h3>\n
What Did Virginia Giuffre Accuse Prince Andrew Of?<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\n Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre<\/span> Mega Agency<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat Did Prince Andrew Say at the Time About Virginia\u2019s Claims?<\/b><\/h3>\n
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