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Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre says she has four days to live

Virginia Giuffre, who made headlines accusing Prince Andrew of sexual assault, says she has kidney failure after colliding with a speeding school bus.

Virginia Giuffre claims she has four days to live after a car accident. Picture; Instagram.
Virginia Giuffre claims she has four days to live after a car accident. Picture; Instagram.

Virginia Giuffre, the Perth based woman who received millions of dollars from Prince Andrew in a settlement linked to Jeffrey Epstein says she has four days to live.

Ms Giuffre, 41, posted to Instagram that she had been involved in an accident with a school bus and that doctors had told her she was dying.

Underneath a photo of herself covered in deep bruises, Ms Giuffre wrote she had been hit by the bus “driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn”.

Ms Giuffre then said: “I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.

“I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.”

She then added: “S – t in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it’s still going to be s – t at the end of the day. Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life.”

It is understood that Ms Giuffre had recently separated from her husband, Robert with whom she had been living with in North Perth.

Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Picture; AFP.
Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Picture; AFP.

It is unclear where and when the crash happened. Ms Giuffre’s agent confirmed the accident.

“Virginia has been in a serious accident and is receiving medical care in the hospital,’’ her spokesperson said.

“She greatly appreciates the support and well-wishes people are sending.”

Ms Giuffre’s father Sky Roberts told the UK Telegraph he was hoping she could obtain another medical opinion with different prognosis.

“She’s not doing good,’’ he told the Telegraph. “ She’s depressed because she misses her kids. She’s got four days unless she gets another opinion from another doctor.

“It could be that she could pass away in four days, like she said. But if she gets another doctor, they could probably do other things for her. So that’s all I’m waiting to hear.

“It’s terrible, I want to cry and everything else, but I want to stay strong for her just in case she needs something. Then I’ll be there for her.’’

Ms Giuffre received the settlement from Prince Andrew, reportedly more than A$20m after she sued him for damages in relation to her accusations of being sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew paid the money, without any admission of guilt or any apology, after the Queen wanted her Platinum Jubilee celebrations to go ahead without any courtroom distractions.

Ms Giuffre claimed she was aged 17 when Epstein organised for her to have sex with his friend Prince Andrew on three occasions back in 2001.

Prince Andrew has vehemently denied the allegations and says he has no recollection of meeting Ms Giuffre.

One of Andrew’s fiercest supporters, Lady Victoria Hervey, who once dated the prince, called on Ms Giuffre to supply a “full confession”.

She posted: “If Virginia Giuffre really does have days to live then a complete confession is needed. I don’t believe it though, the FBI are on her right now and arrest warrants are coming.”

Lady Victoria also called on Ms Giuffre’s estranged husband Robert to speak out about what he knows.

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Jacquelin Magnay
Jacquelin MagnayEurope Correspondent

Jacquelin Magnay is the Europe Correspondent for The Australian, based in London and covering all manner of big stories across political, business, Royals and security issues. She is a George Munster and Walkley Award winning journalist with senior media roles in Australian and British newspapers. Before joining The Australian in 2013 she was the UK Telegraph’s Olympics Editor.

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