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Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Virginia Giuffre’s powerful posthumous memoir has been named Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Her book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice, also secured the non-fiction narrative book of the year prize at a London ceremony on Monday. Ms Giuffre, who died by suicide last year aged 41, was a prominent accuser of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The widely praised memoir offers a detailed account of her alleged trafficking by Epstein and Maxwell, and includes allegations against powerful men such as Mountbatten-Windsor. The win is said to “remind us of the power of books to uphold an author’s legacy”, in light of the revelations of the Epstein files – the US Department of Justice’s document dump relating to the convicted sex offender. The …

Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer makes rare comment on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘obligation’ to speak out in Jeffrey Epstein case

Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer makes rare comment on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘obligation’ to speak out in Jeffrey Epstein case

Published by Daniella Wilson

David Boies, a lawyer who represented victims of Jeffrey Epstein including the late Virginia Giuffre, has shared his thoughts on how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify during the ongoing case, which has been exponentially escalating as more documents from the Epstein files have been released into the public domain. Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the 84-year-old explained that he believes the former prince has an “obligation” to share everything that he knows about the actions of the paedophile financier, and should be able to do so without a fear of arrest, following Hilary Clinton’s comment that he must give evidence before a congressional committee. © WireImageAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his title and royal privileges by the King last October The lawyer said: “He’s got an obligation to tell what he knows. Now, I also think that if he’s afraid of being arrested in the United States, we ought to give him safe passage to come to the United States to testify, because we don’t want there to be any excuse for him not coming and …