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BumRushDaShow

(162,423 posts)
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 03:41 AM Oct 19

Prince Andrew 'gagged' Virginia Giuffre to stop her tarnishing the Queen's platinum jubilee, memoir claims

Source: msn/The Independent

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Prince Andrew insisted that his sexual abuse accuser, Virginia Giuffre, agree to a one-year gag order to avoid undermining Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee in 2022, her memoirs have revealed. Andrew relinquished the use of his titles and honours on Friday, including his Duke of York title, after facing mounting pressure from King Charles following the long-lasting Epstein scandal.

In her posthumous memoir released next Tuesday, Ms Giuffre exposes details of further attention on the allegations of abuse against the disgraced prince and his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

She tells how Andrew's disastrous Newsnight interview was like an "injection of jet fuel" for her legal team, and it raised the possibility of "subpoenaing" his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and drawing them into the legal case, according to The Telegraph.

Ms Giuffre said she got "more out of" Andrew than a reported 12-million-dollar payout and two-million-dollar donation to her charity because she had "an acknowledgement that I and many other women had been victimised and a tacit pledge to never deny it again".

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/prince-andrew-gagged-virginia-guiffre-to-stop-her-tarnishing-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee-memoir-claims/ar-AA1OJj3T

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Prince Andrew 'gagged' Virginia Giuffre to stop her tarnishing the Queen's platinum jubilee, memoir claims (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 19 OP
I have always wondered who UpInArms Oct 19 #1
Yes, in her book she states it was JE who took the pic wishstar Oct 19 #2
Thanks it was so disturbing fujiyamasan Oct 19 #16
What was a 16 yo mgardener Oct 19 #3
She passed out towels in the ladies' spa. hedda_foil Oct 19 #8
Epstein had hidden cameras around his mansion in NYC and the island place FakeNoose Oct 19 #4
Rumors about the New Mexico Zorro Ranch are suggesting that there was a huge underground Clouds Passing Oct 19 #6
I didn't know that ... but I'm glad to hear it FakeNoose Oct 19 #11
NM AG Raul Torres and Rep Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe) Clouds Passing Oct 19 #18
I'd love to hear Fergie's uncensored story of her and Andrew's relationship. raccoon Oct 19 #5
I have a feeling she's been paid well to stay silent. yardwork Oct 19 #7
47 has one week before the book lands LittleGirl Oct 19 #9
It's supposed to release Oct. 21 - in 2 days. BumRushDaShow Oct 19 #12
Oooh I thought it was the 27th. Thanks! nt LittleGirl Oct 19 #13
This whole thing is getting tiresome. I just wanna say "WHO GIVES A SHIT?" CTyankee Oct 19 #10
The issue with the Royals is their centuries long tax exemption IbogaProject Oct 19 #14
OK, that's cool....so why don't they just change it? CTyankee Oct 19 #15
Media & police IbogaProject Oct 19 #17
Well, ya wanna royal family, ya gotta put up with shit that goes along with it. CTyankee Oct 20 #19
Because he raped underage girls iemanja Oct 21 #21
Yes, he does. Put him there, throw away the key, make an example of him. CTyankee Oct 21 #22
He should be in jail iemanja Oct 21 #20

UpInArms

(53,595 posts)
1. I have always wondered who
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 04:00 AM
Oct 19

took that picture of her with Prince Andrew and Maxwell.

Was it Epstein?

Or, is it someone else who could potentially expose more information?

wishstar

(5,789 posts)
2. Yes, in her book she states it was JE who took the pic
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:03 AM
Oct 19

The Guardian has a long excerpt from her book in this article that includes her description of when the pic was taken:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/18/six-great-reads-virginia-giuffre-story-chatfishing-peter-thiel-search-antichrist

mgardener

(2,207 posts)
3. What was a 16 yo
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:20 AM
Oct 19

Doing working at Mar A Largo?
She got her start at Mar A Largo.

Trump must be held accountable.

FakeNoose

(39,187 posts)
4. Epstein had hidden cameras around his mansion in NYC and the island place
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:05 AM
Oct 19

He probably had them installed in the Palm Beach residence as well. I'm pretty sure that's how he collected his blackmail material. However it's not likely that Virginia had access to those photos, and she may not have known about them unless Ghislaine told her.

Virginia received a settlement from both Andrew and from Jeffrey. Whether Ghislaine paid her for damages was kept private in their settlement. I'm wondering where Ghislaine got the money to pay Virginia, unless maybe JE paid it for her?

Clouds Passing

(6,322 posts)
6. Rumors about the New Mexico Zorro Ranch are suggesting that there was a huge underground
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10:33 AM
Oct 19

room filled with surveillance computer screens. The AG and other lawmakers are re-opening the ZR investigation.

FakeNoose

(39,187 posts)
11. I didn't know that ... but I'm glad to hear it
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 11:55 AM
Oct 19

I hope you're referring to the Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, and not Pam Blondie.
If it's Blondie then we're wasting Uncle Sam's time.

On Edit: Silly me! I meant New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torrez.

LittleGirl

(8,862 posts)
9. 47 has one week before the book lands
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 11:30 AM
Oct 19

and he is going to be ...

I just don't know if it will matter anymore. I hope it matters but I'm not confident that anyone will hold him accountable.

CTyankee

(67,444 posts)
10. This whole thing is getting tiresome. I just wanna say "WHO GIVES A SHIT?"
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 11:43 AM
Oct 19

I can't be the only one here that is sick of hearing about the royal family and what connection Trump had with their errant son etc, etc.

OK, let's stop now...

IbogaProject

(5,282 posts)
14. The issue with the Royals is their centuries long tax exemption
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:58 PM
Oct 19

And they still don't pay full freight and even get subsidies from the public tax rolls so they are very much a target for public rebuke.

CTyankee

(67,444 posts)
15. OK, that's cool....so why don't they just change it?
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 01:29 PM
Oct 19

If the public doesn't like it, well...they can change it. Cut the royals off financially. Tell them they gotta "GET A JOB!"

IbogaProject

(5,282 posts)
17. Media & police
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 04:20 PM
Oct 19

The UK royals have a strong media presence and heavy police support. That police support visits violence on dissidents.

CTyankee

(67,444 posts)
22. Yes, he does. Put him there, throw away the key, make an example of him.
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 07:37 AM
Oct 21

And may his name go down in history as such.

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