A health update has been issued regarding Prince Andrew’s sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, who had earlier warned she had only days to live after a car crash.
The 41-year-old was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital last month in Perth, Western Australia after an accident involving a bus on March 24. At the time she claimed she was suffering from kidney failure and only had four days to live – although she was reportedly discharged as hospital sources confirmed she was escorted out of the facility via a rear exit by security personnel. Now, her US-based agent Dini von Mueffling has given a brief update on Ms Giuffre’s current condition.
She told MailOnline she is “slowly improving”. Ms Giuffre sparked concern after she posted a message on Instagram while lying in a hospital bed with facial bruising. She wrote: “When a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can… I’ve gone into kidney renal failure. They’ve given me four days to live.”
Her brother, Sky Roberts, later clarified the “four days to live” comment, explaining doctors had informed the family how without urgent treatment, her condition could have been fatal.
He noted that while her recent crash involving a bus in rural Western Australia may have contributed to her condition, doctors had not confirmed the cause of her kidney failure.
He said: “Let’s be clear, she never stated the bus accident was the cause of all her other injuries. Nobody ever said her liver issues and kidney failure were ever from that… that’s up to her doctor to determine.” Police and the bus driver involved in the crash reported the incident was minor.
Earlier this month it emerged Ms Giuffre was facing court over allegedly breaching a restraining order. She has been charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, on February 2, Western Australia (WA) Courts said.
Her case was first heard in Joondalup Magistrates’ Court in northern Perth on March 14, where she did not enter a plea and the case is due back in court today.
Ms Giuffre has remained a central figure in the global fallout from the Epstein case. In a widely publicised civil lawsuit settled in 2022, she accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse when she was 17 — an allegation he has vehemently denied. The case was settled out of court with no admission of guilt.
The royal is reported to have agreed to a £12 million settlement. Andrew was later stripped of his titles and his HRH status due to his friendship with Epstein and the allegations against him.
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