Which prominent figures does Virginia Giuffre name in her memoir and lawsuits?

1. The central named figure: Prince Andrew, the former Duke of York

Giuffre’s memoir and lawsuits focus heavily on allegations that she was trafficked to — and sexually abused by — Prince Andrew in the early 2000s; that claim was the subject of a New York civil suit which was settled in February 2022 for an undisclosed sum and which precipitated the loss of his royal titles after renewed scrutiny following the memoir’s publication ^{[4] [2] [1]}.

2. Ghislaine Maxwell: litigation that exposed the operation

Giuffre sued Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015; that defamation suit helped unseal court materials and “spilled much of Epstein’s sex‑trafficking operation into open view,” and the record shows a 2015 defamation case against Maxwell resolved in Giuffre’s favour ^{[1] [5]}.

3. Legal entanglements with Dershowitz and other litigants

Court documents and reporting show Giuffre was involved in arbitration involving attorney Alan Dershowitz — she dropped a defamation suit against him in 2022 — and that other defamation claims (notably one by Rina Oh filed in October 2021) remained active or could be resumed against her estate after her death ^{[3] [1]}.

4. The memoir’s scope, limits and strategic omissions

Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl recounts trafficking “to billionaires, politicians and King Charles III’s brother” and expands on abuse allegations, but she also wrote that she feared naming some abusers because they threatened to bankrupt her with litigation — Business Insider reports she identified even a “former Prime Minister” she feared would retaliate ^{[1] [5]}. Reporting therefore shows the memoir both names specific high‑profile figures and acknowledges deliberate non‑naming of others for legal and financial self‑protection ^{[5] [2]}.

5. Family and estate fights over memoir revenue and settlements

After Giuffre’s April 2025 death, her estate — including royalties from Nobody’s Girl and proceeds from past settlements (including with Andrew and Epstein’s estate) — became the subject of Australian court battles. Her sons and other parties are contesting control; filings list the memoir and the 2022 settlement money among assets at issue ^{[6] [7] [1]}.

6. What sources explicitly name vs. what they do not

Contemporary reporting and court filings repeatedly name Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell and show legal interactions with Alan Dershowitz and plaintiff Rina Oh ^{[2] [1] [3]}. Available sources do not mention a complete roster of every individual Giuffre may have referenced privately or in unreported passages; Business Insider and other excerpts note she feared naming some alleged abusers and therefore omitted them from public naming ^[5].

7. Competing perspectives and legal outcomes

Prince Andrew has categorically denied Giuffre’s account and said he did not recall meeting her; media and police scrutiny increased after the memoir ^[2]. Maxwell faced successful litigation by Giuffre in 2015; Dershowitz’s dispute ended when Giuffre dropped claims in 2022 ^{[3] [1]}. Rina Oh’s $10 million defamation claim proceeded against Giuffre’s estate — illustrating how naming a person can spark counter‑litigation that shaped what Giuffre chose to publish ^{[3] [1]}.

8. How this shapes the public record and future litigation

Giuffre’s memoir added new, detailed allegations that influenced institutions (royal patronages and titles) and reopened legal avenues; at the same time, fear of ruinous countersuits led to partial disclosure. The estate battles now threaten to unfreeze or relitigate claims listed in court documents, including defamation suits and arbitration, so the list of “prominent figures” in public proceedings may expand as those cases proceed ^{[3] [1]}.

Limitations: reporting cited here is drawn from the provided sources; claims not mentioned in those sources are described as “not found in current reporting” rather than disproven ^{[5] [1]}.