Epstein Survivor's Family Declares 'Victory' After Prince Andrew Is Stripped Of Royal Title

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6903fb862300007665be1f04.jpeg?cache=1BCgHOZ6Wr&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Virginia Giuffre Prince Andrew split" data-caption="Virginia Giuffre Prince Andrew split" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Getty" />Virginia Giuffre Prince Andrew split</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>The family of <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/topic/virginia-giuffre" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virginia Giuffre</a> has released an emotional statement after news one of her alleged abusers, Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom, has been <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-andrew-stripped-prince-title_n_6903b935e4b00c26f070a6be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stripped of his royal title</a>.</p><p>On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Andrew, who publicly relinquished his royal duties in 2019 over his ties to convicted sex offender <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/jeffrey-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jeffrey Epstein</a>, will no longer be known as “Prince,” “His Royal Highness” or the “Duke of York.” He will go by the name Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from now on.</p><p>Giuffre, who <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-giuffre-death-epstein_n_680c394ce4b04560cabe7483" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">died at the age of 41</a> earlier this year, was one of Epstein’s earliest and most prominent public accusers. She also accused the disgraced financier and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, of forcing her to have sex with Windsor on multiple occasions, first when she was just 17 years old.</p></div><div><img src="ht