Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Lady Victoria Hervey has caused outrage with her response to Virginia Giuffre’s death. Giuffre, 41, who had accused the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, took her own life on Thursday in Neergabby, Australia, where she had lived for the past several years.
Sharing a link to an article as the news broke overnight, Victoria added: “When lies catch up with you there’s no way out.”
Fans responded furiously on social media, saying Victoria was ‘no lady’ and calling the post ‘sick.’ Another replied in shock: “Wow she’s a cold hearted woman!”
Two hours after her first post sparked a huge backlash online, Lady Victoria returned to Instagram with a follow up.
She said: “I have taken the decision to pause my posts on the topic of Virginia Giuffre at the this time. Irrespective of circumstances, suicide in anyone at anytime is tragic and in a young mother who has children even more.”
It’s not the first time Lady Victoria has spoken out about Giuffre, who she had labelled a ‘fantasist’ and a ‘liar’. When the Prince Andrew accuser said she was ‘fighting for her life’ following a crash earlier this month, Lady Victoria said Giuffre was “the Queen of the fake photo”.
Socialite Lady Victoria briefly dated Prince Andrew in 1999.
Earlier this month, Ms Giuffre, 41, shared a shocking photo on Instagram showing her lying in a hospital bed as she claimed she’d been in a crash with a bus travelling at 110km and had been left with kidney failure. At the time, Lady Hervey posted an image of herself smiling with the caption: “What is Karma.” It was accompanied by the soundtrack of Europe’s 1986 hit ‘The Final Countdown’ – an apparent mocking of Giuffre’s claim she had days to live.
Last night, Giuffre’s family released a statement to confirm she had taken her own life and described her as being a ‘warrior in the fight against sexual abuse.’
Her family said in a statement: “Giuffre lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily.
“It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realised she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others. There are no words that can express the grave loss we feel today with the passing of our sweet Virginia. She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit. In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight. We know that she is with the angels.”
Her attorney Sigrid McCawley added: “Virginia was much more than a client to me; she was a dear friend and an incredible champion for other victims. Her courage pushed me to fight harder, and her strength was awe-inspiring. The world has lost an amazing human being today. Rest in peace, my sweet angel.”
Western Australia Police Force media liaison officer Shelby Brady confirmed to PEOPLE that emergency services responded to a residence in Neergabby and found an unresponsive 41-year-old.
Emergency first-aid was given but the woman was declared dead at the scene. According to the authorities, Major Crime detectives are investigating but “early indications is the death is not suspicious”.
In 2021, Giuffre claimed in a lawsuit filed against Prince Andrew in New York that he forced her to have sex with him three times between 1999 and 2002 in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.
They reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 but the amount was not disclosed. Prince Andrew has denied all claims against him.
The settlement included a statement in which he expressed regret for his association with Epstein but contained no admission of liability.Virginia Giuffre has died.
Giuffre, 41, who had accused the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein and Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, took her own life on Thursday (24.04.25) in Neergabby, Australia, where she had lived for the past several years.
Her family told PEOPLE in a statement: “Giuffre lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily.
“It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realised she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others. There are no words that can express the grave loss we feel today with the passing of our sweet Virginia. She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit. In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight. We know that she is with the angels.”
Her attorney Sigrid McCawley added: “Virginia was much more than a client to me; she was a dear friend and an incredible champion for other victims. Her courage pushed me to fight harder, and her strength was awe-inspiring. The world has lost an amazing human being today. Rest in peace, my sweet angel.”
Western Australia Police Force media liaison officer Shelby Brady confirmed that emergency services responded to a residence in Neergabby and found an unresponsive 41-year-old. First-aid was given but the woman was declared dead at the scene.
According to the authorities, Major Crime detectives are investigating but “early indications is the death is not suspicious”.
In 2021, Giuffre claimed in a lawsuit filed against Prince Andrew in New York that he forced her to have sex with him three times between 1999 and 2002 in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island owned by Epstein.
They reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 but the amount was not disclosed.
Prince Andrew has denied all claims against him.
The settlement included a statement in which he expressed regret for his association with Epstein but contained no admission of liability.