Virginia Giuffre has been 'vindicated', her family have said, after an email from Ghislaine Maxwell confirmed the infamous photo with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is real. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had long disputed the authenticity of the image of him in intimate contact with Virginia Giuffre when she was just 17. However, she claimed she had 'no knowledge' of Ms Giuffre 'having sexual activity' with Andrew or any other 'famous people'. In a statement yesterday Virginia Giuffre's family said: 'Our sister Virginia Roberts Giuffre is vindicated again. Despite claiming they never met, the former duke paid Ms Giuffre millions to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.

Source: Daily Mail February 05, 2026 16:10 UTC