Prince Andrew has ‘no way back’ into royal life after Virginia Giuffre’s tragic death – despite ‘deluded’ comeback plans

PRINCE Andrew’s “delusional” comeback dreams are over after the death of his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, insiders say.

He remained silent on her suicide yesterday as a source said: “The door to a return is firmly closed.”

The Mega AgencyThe door is said to be ‘firmly closed’ on Prince Andrew’s ‘delusional’ comeback dreams[/caption] Mum-of-three Virginia, 41, was found dead at her remote farm home in Neergabby, Western AustraliaReuters Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson pictured out driving to take their corgis for a walk

Andrew was last night holed up in his Royal Lodge mansion, and his remaining friends have also been reluctant to say anything.

He appeared jovial and confident at last weekend’s Easter Sunday service, joining the King and Queen for photos at Windsor Castle.

But the reclusive prince missed his regular Saturday morning horse-ride on the Windsor estate as Virginia’s death was announced.

He broke cover briefly yesterday when he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were seen driving out to take their corgis for an afternoon walk.

It followed suggestions that sex victim claims made by Virginia may have been unreliable.

Just weeks before her death, sources close to the Duke claimed the King’s brother was “completely unsurprised” that an Instagram message saying that Virginia had four days to live after a road crash “turned out to be a fabrication”.

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She said she was admitted to hospital after her car was hit by a bus. But police in Australia said they only had reports of a “minor crash” with no injuries sustained.

Other friends had suggested her admission in November 2022 that she “may have made a mistake” in alleging that paedophile US tycoon Jeffrey Epstein had trafficked her to lawyer Alan Dershowitz could have offered a way out for Andy.

One insider told The Sun yesterday: “Any notion that the message or her bus crash story could somehow make her an unreliable witness has now disappeared. The door is firmly closed on any return.”

Mum-of-three Virginia, 41, was found dead at her remote farm home in Neergabby, Western Australia, on Friday night.

She had accused the Prince of sexual abuse on three occasions, including when she was just 17.

Royal outcast Andrew has vehemently denied the accusations, although he later paid her a reputed £12million settlement.

There are now calls for him to “honour” his words when he paid millions to Virginia in 2022 and “pledged to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking and by supporting its victims”.

Andy’s office and Buckingham Palace both released public statements during the Duke’s highly-damaging China spy drama after court documents revealed his links to alleged spook Chris Yang.

Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia’, and Ghislaine Maxwell to the right © David DysonPrince Andrew has been holed up in his Royal Lodge mansion[/caption]

But they have been silent since Virginia took her own life.

As well as missing his horse-riding outing on Saturday, he will not join the rest of the royals at next week’s 80th anniversary of VE Day commemorations — despite him seeing action by serving in the Falklands War in 1982,

It is unlikely he will be seen in public until potentially appearing with the Royal Family on Christmas Day at Sandringham.

Andy had stunned onlookers when he joined his family at the Easter Sunday service.

But royal sources insist that he will never return to be a working royal after he was stripped of his titles and roles by the late Queen Elizabeth due to the allegations and links to the late Epstein.

One insider said: “Andrew does deep down harbour hopes that he can make a comeback — but they are delusional hopes.”

Andy first met Epstein in 1999 through pal Ghislaine Maxwell.

Epstein was accused of abusing up to 36 girls as young as 14.

He had been convicted in Florida in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute but served only 13 months as part of a plea bargain.

GettyVirginia Giuffre is seen giving a news conference outside a Manhattan court following the jailhouse death of Jeffrey Epstein in 2019[/caption] InstagramVirginia previously claimed she had ‘four days to live’[/caption]

A photographer had snapped Andy and Epstein walking together in New York’s Central Park in December 2010, while the Duke stayed at Epstein’s townhouse.

The paedophile tycoon was later found dead in his prison cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.

Later that year, Andrew told a “car crash” BBC Newsnight interview that he stayed with the convicted sex offender as it was the “honourable thing to do”.

Virginia filed her civil suit against Andrew in August 2021.

She alleged she was trafficked to have sex with him in London, New York and Epstein’s Caribbean lair Little St James, dubbed “paedo island”.

The Prince has always denied the allegations and claimed to have never met Virginia.

However, a photograph appearing to show them together in a London townhouse — his arm around her bare midriff — was included in her lawsuit against him. Maxwell is also in the picture.

In January 2022, the Queen summoned her son to Windsor Castle, stripped him of royal roles and banished him from public duty in disgrace.

Weeks later, he paid Virginia the millions of pounds in an out-of-court settlement.

King Charles has been attempting to evict his younger brother from his 31-room Royal Lodge, despite his 75-year lease agreement.

He removed Andrew’s annual cash handout and refused to pay for his private security.

The Sun later revealed the embattled Duke had secured funding to pay for his own guards after striking a deal to sell off access to contacts gained during his Pitch@Palace initiative.

He is said to be pocketing millions by flogging introductions from around the world to Dutch company Startupbootcamp.

But his financial dealings have come under close scrutiny after recent court filings showed he met alleged Chinese spy Yang, also known as Yang Tengbo.

A spokesman for the Duke of York has declined to comment.