Prince Andrew's ex Lady Victoria Hervey prompts fury with 'sick' reaction to Virginia Giuffre's death

Daily Record

26-04-2025

Lady Victoria Hervey, an ex-girlfriend of Prince Andrew , has sparked backlash with her comments following the death of Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre, who had accused the disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, ended her own life last Thursday in Australia, where she had been living for the past few years. In response to the news breaking overnight, Victoria shared a link to an article with an added comment: "When lies catch up with you there's no way out." Her statement provoked a storm of fury on social media, with fans branding Victoria 'no lady' and condemning the post as 'sick. ' One person expressed their shock by commenting: "Wow she's a cold hearted woman". Following the significant online uproar triggered by her initial post, Lady Victoria took to Instagram two hours later with a follow-up message, reports the Mirror . "I have taken the decision to pause my posts on the topic of Virginia Giuffre at this time," she said. "Irrespective of circumstances, suicide in anyone at any time is tragic and in a young mother who has children even more." Previously, Lady Victoria has been outspoken regarding Giuffre, whom she has called a 'fantasist' and a 'liar'. When the Prince Andrew accuser mentioned she was 'fighting for her life' after a car crash earlier this month, Lady Victoria dubbed Giuffre "the Queen of the fake photo". Lady Victoria briefly dated Prince Andrew back in 1999. Earlier this month, 41-year-old Ms Giuffre posted a distressing photo on Instagram of herself in a hospital bed, claiming she had been involved in a collision with a bus travelling at 110km and was suffering from kidney failure. In response, Lady Hervey shared a picture of herself grinning, captioned: "What is Karma." The post was set to the tune of Europe's 1986 hit 'The Final Countdown', seemingly mocking Giuffre's assertion that she only had days left to live. Last night, a statement was released by Giuffre's family confirming that she had tragically taken her own life, describing her as a "warrior in the fight against sexual abuse". In their statement, the family said: "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." Shelby Brady, a media liaison officer for the Western Australia Police Force, confirmed to PEOPLE that emergency services were called to a residence in Neergabby where they found an unresponsive 41-year-old woman. Despite attempts at emergency first-aid, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Major Crime detectives are investigating the incident, but according to authorities, "early indications is the death is not suspicious". Giuffre filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in New York in 2021, alleging 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.