Virginia Giuffre’s ex-boyfriend has revealed that she was left trembling with worry simply hours after she was allegedly trafficked to Prince Andrew for the primary time.
Tony Figueroa, now 43, acquired a name from terrified 17-year-old Virginia in March 2001.
It was lower than 4 years after the dying of Princess Diana, and he mentioned they have been each alarmed by conspiracy theories that the royals had hermurdered.
Tony informed The Solar on Sunday: ‘I keep in mind that name clearly. She was terrified. Her voice was shaking the entire time.
‘I used to be additionally completely terrified one thing would occur to her.
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‘We talked concerning the dying of Diana. This man was so highly effective, he was actually a prince.’
Tony was within the US on the time of the decision and was involved that if one thing occurred to her, nobody would consider him.
This revelation comes six months after Virginia’s dying by suicide and in the identical week as the discharge of her posthumous memoir ‘No one’s Woman’.
Tony insists the previous Duke of York ought to settle for he performed an element in her suicide ‘as a result of these have been the occasions she was most scared.’
On the time of her dying in April 2025, her dad and mom mentioned: ‘Ultimately, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it grew to become insufferable for Virginia to deal with its weight.’
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Tony, who was by her facet all through her years of abuse, wiped away tears and mentioned: ‘I attempted to get again in contact together with her.
‘I requested somebody to cross alongside a message however I by no means heard again.’
Final week, Prince Andrew was compelled to cease utilizing his titles – together with Duke of York – as recent tales about his relationship with convicted baby intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein emerged.
In his official assertion on October 17, he mentioned: ‘We’ve got concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Household.
‘I’ve determined, as I all the time have, to place my responsibility to my household and nation first.
‘As I’ve mentioned beforehand, I vigorously deny the accusations in opposition to me.’
Tony has little hope that, regardless of the stripping of titles, justice shall be served.
He mentioned: ‘Principally nothing is occurring. So he’s not a duke any extra? Wow, is that it? The place is she at proper now?
‘Yeah, that’s not any sort of justice. I actually don’t assume something’s gonna occur. I’m not gonna say that I’ve given up hope, but it surely’s simply slaps on the wrist.’
Andrew now faces twin efforts from Buckingham Palace and Parliament to strip him of the remaining vestiges of standing.
He’s anticipated to face strain to maneuver out of Royal Lodge, his 30-bedroom mansion on the Windsor property, and to formally take away his dukedom.
It’s uncommon for Parliament to debate issues in regards to the Royal Household, however the Liberal Democrats have signalled they might use an upcoming Opposition Day debate to lift Andrew’s case.
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