Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, who accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her as a teenager, has claimed that she is dying after being hit by a school bus.
The 41-year-old shared a picture from a hospital bed, showing her covered in bruises. In the caption, she said a speeding bus had collided with her car, and that doctors had told her she has four days to live.
Ms Giuffre used the post to express the wish to see her three children, from whom she is believed to be estranged.
“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.”
It is unclear where and when the apparent crash happened.
Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell – US Department of Justice
Sky Roberts, Ms Giuffre’s father, told The Telegraph his daughter was depressed and wanted to be reunited with her children.
“She’s not doing good. She’s depressed because she misses her kids,” the retired engineer added. “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.”
Mr Roberts said he was trying to “stay strong” for his daughter, whose last known address was with her estranged husband in Western Australia.
“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,” he said from his home in Florida.
A spokesman for Ms Giuffre said: “Virginia has been in a serious accident and is receiving medical care in the hospital. She greatly appreciates the support and well wishes people are sending.”
Virginia Giuffre (right) at a hearing in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 – Reuters/Shannon Stapleton
US-born Ms Guiffre had recently separated from Robert Giuffre, her husband of 22 years, and had been living in North Perth.
She finished her post: “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.”
Ms Giuffre alleged that she was sexually abused or raped by Prince Andrew on three separate occasions in 2001, when she was 17. She had sued him for unspecified damages.
The case was settled by the Duke of York, who allegedly paid his accuser more than £12 million using money from the Queen.
The terms of the deal have remained secret, but at the time the Duke expressed regret about his friendship with Epstein and confirmed that he would make a “substantial donation” to Ms Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights. It contained no admission of liability and no apology.
The Duke has always vehemently denied the allegations, insisting he has “no recollection” of meeting Ms Giuffre, who was trafficked by Epstein.
