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Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse allegations against Prince Andrew are back in the spotlight.

Almost six months after her death, Giuffre's posthumous memoir "Nobody's Girl" is set for release on Oct. 21, days after Buckingham Palace announced that Andrew will no longer use his royal titles. The former Duke of York, 65, stepped back from his public duties in 2019 amid fallout over his past friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Giuffre's book reiterates her previous allegations, which she made publicly since 2015, that Epstein trafficked her to Andrew when she was 17. Andrew has repeatedly denied her claims and said he has no memory of ever meeting Giuffre.

Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre's alleged first meeting

Giuffre has alleged that she first met Andrew, who was then 41, in 2001, when she was 17. In "Nobody's Girl," she describes convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell introducing Andrew as her old friend and says she, Epstein, Maxwell and Andrew went to a restaurant and a London nightclub.

On the way back, Maxwell instructed Giuffre to "do for (Andrew) what you do for Jeffrey," she alleges in the book. Andrew was "friendly enough, but still entitled — as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright," she writes, adding that Andrew "seemed in a rush to have intercourse," and "the whole thing lasted less than half an hour."

The next morning, Maxwell allegedly told Giuffre that she "did well" and that "the prince had fun," and Epstein gave her $15,000 for "servicing" Andrew. Giuffre says she "hadn't wanted to have sex with the prince" but "felt I had to."

Virginia Giuffre book alleges multiple Prince Andrew sexual encounters

As she previously alleged, Giuffre's book also claims her second encounter with Andrew occurred about a month later, at Epstein's New York townhouse. Epstein and Maxwell "sent me to a bedroom, where I had sex with the prince for a second time," she writes.

Giuffre says she doesn't know "exactly when I had sex with Prince Andrew for the third time," but that it occurred on Epstein's private island. This time, it "was not just the two of us" but was "an orgy" that included herself, Epstein, Andrew and eight other young girls, she alleges.

Prince Andrew BBC interview denial

In 2019, Andrew discussed Giuffre's allegations and his past friendship with Epstein during an infamous interview with the BBC's "Newsnight," which was widely described as a disaster in the media.

Andrew claimed in the interview that he has "no recollection of ever meeting" Giuffre, despite the existence of a photograph of the two of them together. Andrew said he has "absolutely no memory of that photograph" being taken.

"I don't remember meeting her at all," he said. "I do not remember the photograph being taken. And I've said consistently and frequently that we never had any sort of sexual contact whatever."

Andrew also took issue with several details about Giuffre's account, including the fact that she has said he sweated profusely when dancing at the club. "I have a peculiar medical condition, which is that I don't sweat, or I didn't sweat at the time," he asserted.

Andrew later announced that he would step away from his public duties, saying in November 2019 the "circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family's work and the valuable work going on in the many organisations and charities that I am proud to support." He added, "I continue to unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein."

Prince Andrew royal titles stripped after lawsuit settlement

Three years later, Queen Elizabeth II revoked Andrew's military associations and royal patronages in January 2022, a move that came after a judge refused to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit that Giuffre brought against Andrew. "The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen," Buckingham Palace said.

Andrew and Giuffre later settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount and a "substantial donation" to Giuffre's charity. At the time, London lawyer Nick Goldstone told USA TODAY the settlement "looks like an admission of bad conduct on the part of Andrew and I suspect he will remain 'off-stage' from the royal family for the rest of his life."

In "Nobody's Girl," Giuffre notes that as part of the settlement, she also agreed "to a one-year gag order, which seemed important to the prince because it ensured that his mother's Platinum Jubilee" – the 70th anniversary celebration of her reign – "would not be tarnished any more than it already had been."

Giuffre also alleges in the book that after Andrew cast "doubt on my credibility for so long," his team "had even gone so far as to try to hire internet trolls to hassle me."

On Oct. 17, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Andrew will no longer use his royal titles, with Andrew saying that "the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family." He added, "As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."

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Contributing: Anthony Robledo, Maria Puente and Elise Brisco, USA TODAY

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