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Prince Andrew has been spotted for the first time since his accuser Virginia Giuffre’s suicide.
The Duke of York was seen leaving Royal Lodge in his Range Rover Defender. Sat next to him was his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
It comes just days after the family of 41-year-old Ms Giuffre announced that she had taken her own life after being found unresponsive at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia, on Friday night.
She had become over the years one of the most prominent voices accusing Jeffrey Epstein of grooming and sexually abusing victims, including herself.
Ms Giuffre alleged that she was trafficked by Epstein to Prince Andrew at the age of 17 – a claim vehemently denied by the Duke of York.
She and the Duke reached an out-of-court settlement in 2022, in which Prince Andrew paid an undisclosed sum. The settlement contained no admission of liability or apology, and the Duke has always denied any wrongdoing.
In a statement released on Friday, Ms Giuffre’s family expressed their overwhelming grief at her untimely death.
“It is with utterly broken hearts we announce Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” they said.
“She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
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