Prince Andrew STRIPPED of Royal Title After Epstein Revelations in Giuffre’s Book

Summary

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The Tara Palmeri Show

Episode: Prince Andrew STRIPPED of Royal Title After Epstein Revelations in Giuffre’s Book

Date: October 18, 2025
Host: Tara Palmeri
Guests: Erin Burnett (CNN), Barry Levine (former National Enquirer editor/author), Congressman Thomas Massie (quoted), Marika Chartuni (referenced)

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Overview

This special episode of The Tara Palmeri Show covers the dramatic fallout from the revelations in Virginia Giuffre’s forthcoming memoir Nobody’s Girl. Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking, has long been one of the most outspoken accusers in the case, naming Prince Andrew as one of her abusers. In response to the renewed focus and public outrage generated by details in her new book, Prince Andrew has been stripped of his “Duke of York” title—a landmark moment for survivors seeking justice. Tara Palmeri draws on her close relationship with Giuffre and her investigative work to provide exclusive context, emotional insight, and expert analysis on the broader implications for powerful men implicated in the Epstein network.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Virginia Giuffre’s Story and its Historic Impact

• Giuffre’s Resilience and Voice:
  • Tara opens with a powerful reflection on Giuffre’s persistence:

    “She just wanted people to know that victims refused silence… She was trafficked to Prince Andrew at 17… They paid a historic settlement to her. But they’ve gone even farther with the release of her book Nobody’s Girl. And Prince Andrew has been stripped of his title... I’m proud of her. I’m proud of her for speaking out.”
    (Tara Palmeri, 00:25–01:53)

• The Book’s Explosive Potential:
  • Even before official release, Giuffre’s memoir is already causing shocks in the UK and globally, leading to real-world consequences for prominent abusers.

2. Personal Connection & Investigative Reporting

• Firsthand Experience:
  • Tara shares her deep personal involvement with Giuffre’s story:

    “I’ve spent a lot of time with her for the Broken Jeffrey Epstein podcast… knocking on doors, talking to people who saw her and knew her during this horrific period… She remembered what it was like to have Ghislaine Maxwell… sort of tart her up to get ready for the Duke of York to have his way with her.”
    (Tara Palmeri, 01:54–02:32)

• Community of Survivors:
  • The episode includes a mention of Marika Chartuni, another Epstein survivor, expressing solidarity and wishing Giuffre could witness the results of her courage.

3. Repercussions for Prince Andrew and Beyond

• Stripping of Royal Title:
  • Prince Andrew loses the title “Duke of York” following the public pressure and details in the memoir.
  • Tara notes:

    “He’s still a prince, but he has given up his title as a royal.”
    (Tara Palmeri, 01:40)

• Broader Earthquake Effect:
  • The book contains insinuations and details involving other powerful figures, including US politicians, bankers, entertainment executives, and more.
  • Tara predicts:

    “This book will certainly cause a lot of earthquakes, whether there are names or not… Names like Prince Andrew is obviously named in the book and it’s caused some serious repercussions in the UK. The question is when are people in the US going to pay for what is so blatantly out there and what we know.”
    (Tara Palmeri, 04:36–05:20)

4. Pressure for Transparency & Accountability

• Expanding the List of Accused:
  • Rep. Thomas Massie (quoted) reveals:

    “That list also includes at least 19 other individuals. One Hollywood producer worth a few hundred million dollars, one royal prince, one high-profile individual in the music industry, one very prominent banker, one high-profile government official, one high-profile former politician, one owner of a car company in Italy, one rock star, one magician, at least six billionaires, including a billionaire from Canada.”
    (Rep. Thomas Massie, 05:58–06:28)

• The Redacted Files Problem:
  • Tara points out the DOJ/DOJ’s unwillingness to fully release the “Epstein files”:

    “They are redacted, they are blacked out. The question is, if we get these Epstein files… are they just going to release the same thing that we’ve already seen?”
    (Tara Palmeri, 07:40–08:12)

5. Scale of the Abuse & Financial Networks

• Number of Victims:
  • “The FBI estimates a thousand victims, which would probably be a conservative estimate… The FBI is not going to exaggerate that.”
    (Tara Palmeri, 08:22–08:28)
• Dozens of Perpetrators Still Free:
  • Barry Levine emphasizes:

    “There are probably dozens of men who took part in the sex trafficking, not to mention individuals like the enablers who put girls on planes… we know that Jeffrey Epstein paid over a billion dollars through bank funds… money moved not only through Chase in the US, but also through Russian banks.”
    (Barry Levine, 08:37–09:32)

  • He advocates for further investigation and bringing more perpetrators to justice.

6. Hopes for Justice & Vindication for Survivors

• The Power of Giuffre’s Book:
  • Even after Giuffre’s passing, her book is positioned as a catalyst for renewed investigation and public demand for justice.

    “Her book may make that difference—even though she’s not here. Her book can do that, continue her work.”
    (Erin Burnett, 09:42)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Giuffre’s Motivation:

  “No young girl should ever have to go through what I had to go through.”
  (Paraphrased by Tara Palmeri, 00:37)

• On Entitlement and Abuse:

  “[Prince Andrew] remarked on how she was about the same age as his daughters.”
  (Tara Palmeri, 01:30)

• On Justice Still to Come:

  “There is still time. You know, Virginia is not with us. And those men are likely to escape prosecution. But so many others… can potentially be brought to justice. So let’s hope that her book pushes forward to the public and let’s investigate these men.”
  (Barry Levine, 09:21–09:39)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:25–03:25 — Tara’s opening monologue on Giuffre’s history, motivations, and the aftermath of her book’s release.
• 03:54–05:32 — CNN panel with Tara Palmeri, Erin Burnett, Barry Levine discussing US and UK implications.
• 05:58–06:30 — Rep. Thomas Massie’s breakdown of potential abusers in the files.
• 07:40–08:28 — Palmeri and Burnett on the limitations of redacted files and underestimated victim count.
• 08:37–09:42 — Barry Levine explains the scale of abuse, financial trails, and international implications.
• 09:42–09:49 — Erin Burnett and Tara Palmeri reflect on the ongoing impact of Giuffre’s work.

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Conclusion

This episode delivers an unflinching look at the real-world reverberations of survivor advocacy and persistent reporting. Prince Andrew’s public reckoning is only the beginning. Through firsthand accounts, insider analysis, and urgent calls for transparency, Tara Palmeri and her guests lay bare the scale of Epstein’s crimes and the institutional inertia still protecting abusers in the highest echelons of society. Virginia Giuffre’s legacy persists—not just as a voice for herself, but as a catalyst for others to seek justice and as a warning to those who believe themselves untouchable.

Transcript

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[Tara Palmeri]

Welcome to the Tara Palmieri Show. This is a special edition because. Because this is a truly historic evening. Prince Andrew, known as the Duke of York, but no longer because of Virginia. Robert Giuffre, survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, probably one of the loudest voices in this case, a singular voice who never stopped speaking out against abuses against her since she came out in 2011 and told her story. The British press, they castigated her. They made her seem like she was money hungry, like she was trying to take down the crown for some sort of settlement. But she just wanted people to know that victims refused silence. She felt that way after she saw her young daughter's face and she thought, no young girl should ever have to go through what I had to go through. She was trafficked to Prince Andrew at 17. That is her recollection of what happened to her. She sued Prince Andrew. He gave up many of his royal titles and they paid a historic settlement to her. But they've gone even farther with the release of her book Nobody's Girl. And Prince Andrew has been stripped of his title. He's no longer the Duke of York. Sure, he's still a prince, but he has given up his title as a royal. I can only imagine how Virginia would feel right now. As you all know, I've spent a lot of times with a time with her for the Broken Jeffrey Epstein podcast. I traveled around the country with her, trying to verify her story, knocking on doors, talking to people who saw her and knew her during this horrific period of time where she was a sex slave literally being passed around like a fruit platter. She remembered what it was like to have Galen Maxwell go out and shop for her and sort of tart her up to get ready for the Duke of York to have his way with her. Right. Could you imagine what that was like? She said he was entitled. He felt like he was entitled to her body. And he remarked on how she was about the same age as his daughters. I can only imagine the, the vindication, how great she must feel right now. I knew her book would be explosive. I knew her book would. Would cause waves. It hasn't even hit bookshelves yet. It's already happening and I'm proud of her. I'm proud of her for speaking out. So this is my appearance on CNN's Erin Burnett Show. I wish it was Virginia who was there, not me speaking. But all I can do is speak for my friend. I spoke with Marika Chartuni earlier today. She's a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein and she and Virginia and I traveled around the country together and she said she just wished to that Virginia could be here for this. Take a listen here.

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[Erin Burnett]

Out front now, Barry Levine, the former editor of the National Enquirer, author of the Spider, which is about Epstein and Maxwell. And also with us, Tara Palmieri, who has reported on Epstein and Maxwell extending extensively. Also the host of the Tara Palmeri show and author of the Red Letter on Subsect, has had so much exclusive reporting on all of this. So grateful to both of you. So Tara, this comes out, this, this book is coming out. Virginia Giuffre, and people are talking about it, maybe people who knew about this story generally, but not specifically, and they're now going to see specific horrible things in black and white. What does this mean? Does this put more pressure on Trump on Speaker Johnson for transparency or not?

[Tara Palmeri]

I think that her story is an incredibly graphic and horrific one, one that honestly, it's hard to even script. Having known her so well, we traveled around the country together. I've heard the brutality that she went through. And I think when you hear this through her voice and you understand even the concept of it, nobody's girl that no one was looking out for and that so many of these victims had the exact same story. And when you see even in the passages that have been released, the descriptions of the men she's talking about, you know, a senator from the Midwest, a hedge fund man and his wife. I mean, it is something that a lot of people have been nervous about. This book will certainly cause a lot of earthquakes, whether there are names or not. Names like Prince Andrew is obviously named in the book and it's caused, it's caused some serious repercussions in the U.K. the question is when are people in the U.S. going to pay for what is so blatantly out there and what we know.

[Erin Burnett]

Right. And we know There are more, but you know, you can imagine Barry's were saying, king Charles, the brother, you know, sitting down with his brother and stripping him of his titles because of this. So it was the Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, and I just quoted him a moment ago. But he came out about the Epstein files, talking about who was in them. Right. In the United States, who else is there that now there may be more pressure on? Here's what Congressman Massie said.

[Congressman Thomas Massie]

That list also includes at least 19 other individuals. One Hollywood producer worth a few hundred million dollars, one royal prince, one high profile individual in the music industry, one very prominent banker, one high profile government official, one high profile former politician, one owner of a car company in Italy, one rock star, one magician, at least six billionaires, including a billionaire from Canada. Canada. We know these people exist in the FBI files.

[Erin Burnett]

I have two separate but, but, but important questions on this. First, do you think this new book from Virginia G. Fright that's coming out is going to shed light on more of these individuals?

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Well, Aaron, you know, we have known through court testimony and interviews that she's given that there's about a half dozen men, including Prince Andrew, that she has named as being trafficked to Representative Massie brings that number up to 19. So there's many other individuals that we had heard rumors about, but he has very specific information about these men. And you know, there's material in those files that would hopefully corroborate some evidence against these individuals. And these are, as you know, as he said, these are people here in the US and abroad. And we need to investigate all of these men, including the half dozen that Virginia is likely to discuss that she's.

[Erin Burnett]

Likely at least half a dozen. And then massey talks about 19. Yes, Tara, again, Massey seen what Massie's seen, but that whole release, all the Epstein files, we don't, we don't, we don't know how many additional people could be in there or what. Right, right.

[Tara Palmeri]

And if you look at Virginia Giuffre's depositions, which are in the Epstein files right now on the FBI's website, remember when Pam Bondi said here, classified documents, but they were just Virginia Giuffre's depositions.

There are a number of names, but.

There are, they are redacted, they are blacked out. And the question is, if we get these Epstein files, if the DOJ somehow is compelled to release them, if somehow President Trump actually signs that law, are they just going to release the same thing that we've already seen, which is.

[Erin Burnett]

And can we just do Some basic math here, because you've done so many reporting, both of you. But on the victims, right? The number of victims that you know of at least is what the FBI.

[Tara Palmeri]

Estimates a thousand victims, which would probably be a conservative estimate because the FBI is not going to exaggerate that.

[Erin Burnett]

So 1,000 victims at least. That's not all probably, Barry. Probably going to be six to 19 men, right?

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No, there's no question that there are probably dozens of men who took part in the sex trafficking, not to mention individuals like the enablers who put girls on planes to the Virgin Islands to be abused. There are individuals that are out there that are still out there that that can be corroborated and that's what we really need to do. In fact, we know that Jeffrey Epstein paid a billion dollars through bank funds, paid out money to people all around the world, money that was moved through not only Chase in the US but also through Russian banks. So there's a record. There's a record for these investigators to go down and to compile the names of these, you know, suspicious individuals and bring them to justice. There is still time. You know, Virginia is, is not with us. And those men are likely to escape prosecution. But so many others, as Representative Massey said, can potentially be brought to justice. So let's hope that her book, you know, pushes forward to the public and let's investigate these men and that her.

[Erin Burnett]

Book may make that difference even though she's not here. Her book can do that, continue her work. Thank you both so very much.

[Tara Palmeri]

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