Prince Andrew MUST ‘come clean and confess’ to Virginia Guiffre’s family after tragic death, demands lawyer

PRINCE Andrew must now come clean and apologise to Virginia Giuffre’s family, a lawyer who represents Epstein victims said.

Lisa Bloom said it was “absurd”; the Duke of York , who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17.

A shows with his arm around Virginia, with ‘s warped madam in the background.

Andrew has previously claimed the picture is fake – and even went as far to claim he had never met .

She accused the prince of sexually abusingher on three occasions, which he vehemently denies.

He later settled a court case with her for a reported £12million.

Lisa told The Sun: “It’s always a good time to come clean, to confess to apologise to her family now.

“I certainly hope Prince Andrew is not going to benefit from this tragedy.

“I don’t want to go as far and blame Andrew, but he is responsible for his part in her life.

“He is clearly overreaching when he says he never met her.

“He fought her and fought her, and eventually reached a settlement. I think that also speaks volumes.

“Nobody would do that if they had not had some wrongdoing.

“Unfortunately with her gone now you could say, well, maybe it’s too late.

“But I’m sure her family and all the many sexual abuse victims who admired her and followed her would still appreciate it if he would come clean.”;

Virginia claims she was trafficked to Andrew after becoming a victim of convicted paedophile Epstein and his enablerMaxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence.

British socialite Maxwell was a close pal of Andrew and the two have known each other from their university days, and she later introduced him to Epstein.

Virginia sued Andrew in 2021, claiming she was forced to have sex with the Duke on three occasions when she was a teen.

She alleged was made to have sex with Andrew for the first time atMaxwell’shouse inafter a night out at the club Tramp.

The mum also claimed she was forced to have sex with the Duke on at least two further occasions by Maxwell and Epstein.

But during his notorious car crash Newsnight interview, Andrew sensationally claimed he had never met Virginia.

He also famously claimed during the 2019 chat that he wasa response to Ms Giuffre’s account of an alleged sweaty dance in London.

Three years later, Andrew paid millions to Virginia after she sued him – sparing him a humiliating court battle.

Asked if we could ever see the royal brought to justice, Bloom said: “I don’t think so. I think that time has passed – and that’s unfortunate.”;

The attorney praised Virginia’s bravery over the years but told how many sexual abuse victims suffer in silence.

“Virginia is like so many women I have represented over the years,”; Bloom said.

“What you see in public is one face, but in private there’s so much pain. There is so often depression and suicidality.

“A big part of what my team and I do as advocates for sexual assault victims is shoring them up, getting them a good therapist, trying to get them strong enough to come and testify.

“Sexual assault is so devastating to the psyche.

“I just wish she were still here. I wish I could give her a hug and tell her it’s going to get better, that people love and admire her.

“I will certainly never forget her. She was truly an inspirational young woman, so brave. And it’s just heartbreaking.”;

Virginia became known as one of the most outspoken of Epstein’s victims

American-born Virginia became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in the prolonged downfall of paedophile Epstein.

She came forward publicly after the initial investigation ended in an 18-month Florida jail term for Epstein, who made a secret deal and was released in 2009.

In subsequent lawsuits, Virginia said she was a spa attendant as a teen at Mar-a-Lago – US President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club – when she was approached in 2000 by Maxwell.

She was hired as a masseuse for Epstein and was flown around the world for meetings with men at his behest while she was 17 and 18.

Bloom said: “Virginia was not only a very brave advocate for herself, which is hard enough standing up against what she went through, but for all sexual assault victims.

“She spoke out again and again, she was really a leader in the community.

“She was incredibly brave. It is just devastating news.

“Many of my clients in high profile sexual assault cases, whether it was against Jeffrey Epstein or any other high profile person, really admired her.

“[They were] inspired by her courage. Her social media posts were very moving and empowering to a lot of people.”;