Virginia Giuffre said she believed she might “die a sex slave” at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful inner circle, according to her posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl. The book, obtained ahead of publication by the BBC, details years of alleged abuse and exploitation and includes new claims involving Prince Andrew. The memoir comes almost six months after Giuffre died by suicide, casting a fresh spotlight on one of the most controversial scandals to have haunted the British Royal Family and high society figures linked to Epstein.

In the memoir, Giuffre writes that she had sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions, including once in the presence of Epstein and about eight other young women. Prince Andrew, who settled a civil case with Giuffre in 2022, has consistently denied all wrongdoing.

The BBC reported that it purchased the memoir from a London bookshop ahead of its official release date. The book paints a grim picture of a network of wealthy individuals who allegedly abused and trafficked young women. Central to that network were Jeffrey Epstein and his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.

Giuffre writes that even years later, she remained haunted by the fear she felt under their control. Her account includes graphic details of sadistic abuse, alleging Epstein subjected her to sadomasochistic acts that caused her “so much pain that I prayed I would black out.”

The memoir’s publication coincides with Prince Andrew’s announcement last Friday that he would renounce the use of his titles, including Duke of York, and step away from the Order of the Garter. In his statement, he said, “I vigorously deny the accusations against me.”

Giuffre recounts first meeting Prince Andrew in March 2001. She says Maxwell woke her and told her it would be a “special day” and, “just like Cinderella,” she would meet a “handsome prince.” She writes that when they met, Maxwell prompted the prince to guess her age. At 41 years old, he “guessed correctly: seventeen,” she says, recalling him adding, “My daughters are just a little younger than you.”

That night, Giuffre says she went to Tramp nightclub in London with Prince Andrew, Epstein and Maxwell. She writes that the prince “sweated profusely.” In a car afterward, Giuffre claims Maxwell instructed her: “When we get home, you are to do for him what you do for Jeffrey.” She says sex took place later at Maxwell’s residence. “He was friendly enough, but still entitled – as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright,” she writes.

The following morning, she says Maxwell told her: “You did well. The prince had fun.” Giuffre recalls feeling unwell but later being handed $15,000 by Epstein “for servicing the man the tabloids called ‘Randy Andy’.”

Giuffre alleges a second encounter occurred at Epstein’s New York townhouse about a month later, and a third on Epstein’s private island as part of what she describes as “an orgy.” In a sworn declaration from 2015, she said she was “around 18” at the time. “Epstein, Andy, and approximately eight other young girls and I had sex together,” she writes. “The other girls all appeared to be under the age of 18 and didn’t really speak English. Epstein laughed about how they couldn’t really communicate, saying they are the easiest girls to get along with.”

She also refers to her legal settlement with Prince Andrew in 2022, writing: “I agreed to a one-year gag order, which seemed important to the prince because it ensured his mother’s Platinum Jubilee would not be tarnished any more than it already had been.”

Beyond the allegations involving the prince, Nobody’s Girl delves extensively into Epstein’s broader trafficking operation. Giuffre says the girls were expected to appear “childlike,” and that her childhood eating disorder was encouraged by Epstein’s circle. “In my years with them, they lent me out to scores of wealthy, powerful people,” she writes. “I was habitually used and humiliated – and in some instances, choked, beaten, and bloodied. I believed that I might die a sex slave.”

Epstein was convicted in 2008 in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor. He died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The case continues to generate global scrutiny due to its connections to influential figures.

On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said it was “actively” reviewing media reports that Prince Andrew attempted to obtain private information about Giuffre through his police protection officer. The Mail on Sunday reported that the prince asked the officer to investigate Giuffre just before a newspaper published a photograph of their first meeting in February 2011.

A royal source told the BBC that there are no current plans to strip Andrew of the title of prince, which he holds by birth. “The headlines are taking a lot of oxygen out of the royal room,” the source said, suggesting the controversy is overshadowing King Charles’s public engagements.

In a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew said he did not recall ever meeting Giuffre and that they “never had any sort of sexual contact.” Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the new memoir.