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(NewsNation) —The royal family was given a copy of the book by the woman who accused former Prince Andrew of sexual assault while she was still alive and chose to ignore it, author Andrew Lownie exclusively told NewsNation’s Paula Froelich.
Both King Charles and Prince William were briefed on the contents of Virginia Giuffre’s book months before her death in April, Lownie says.
“The were briefed on the book, both Charles and William, so they knew what was in it,” Lownie says. “Charles did nothing, and they’ve done nothing. And even a few weeks ago, when Andrew was allowed to make his statement saying, I deny everything, and I’m an honorable man, at that stage, they could have done something.”
Virginia Giuffre’s book talks surviving abuse
Giuffre, who previously alleged she was trafficked to Prince Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein at 17, feared she would “die a sex slave” at Epstein’s hand.
Her posthumous memoir, “Nobody’s Girl” was released in October and serves as a discussion of surviving abuse, fighting for justice and suffering at the hands of Epstein and Andrew.
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, center, exits from federal court in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Epstein, a convicted pedophile, killed himself in prison earlier this month while awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy and trafficking minors for sex. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images 
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 18: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends a Christmas lunch for members of the Royal Family hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on December 18, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) 
LEEDS, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 20: Prince William, Prince of Wales leaves after officially opening The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease on November 20, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) 
KING’S LYNN, ENGLAND – JULY 23: King Charles III looks on during a visit to the Sandringham Flower Show 2025 at Sandringham House on July 23, 2025 in King’s Lynn, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)
Giuffre describe being a plaything of Epstein and his now-imprisoned right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell.
She wrote that she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times, the first when she was just 17.
She also wrote that she lost a baby during her time being trafficked by Epstein, but made no claims that Andrew or Epstein fathered the child.
Andrew Lownie: This won’t bring down the monarchy
Lownie tells Froelich that, despite the revelation that the palace knew about the book, it won’t be the end of the royal family.
“I don’t think it’s going to end the monarchy. I think that it still has its supporters,” he said. “Kate and William are very popular. But I do think it’s at its lowest support levels for many, many years.”
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