Moments after allegedly meeting Prince Andrew for the first time, 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was trembling with fear. Her ex-boyfriend, Anthony Figueroa, still remembers that call. “Her voice was shaking the whole time,” he said softly. “She was terrified.”
It was March 2001. Virginia had just been introduced to the prince by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Hours later, she phoned Anthony from London — frightened and confused. “What could I do?” he said. “He was a prince. Who would believe me if something happened to her?”
Virginia later claimed she was forced into sexual encounters with Andrew on multiple occasions, including once with Epstein and other young women. The prince has always denied any wrongdoing but reached a financial settlement in 2022. Yet new revelations and leaked emails have reignited public outrage — showing Andrew continued contact with Epstein long after he claimed to have cut ties.
Now 43, Anthony says the moment still haunts him. “She didn’t want to do it,” he said. “But she felt she had no choice.”
As the Royal Family faces mounting pressure, many are left wondering — can truth and justice ever fully undo the pain of silence?
