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The posthumously published memoirs of Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse when she was a teenager, have gone on sale.
"Nobody's Girl" was released in London on Tuesday, just days after the disgraced prince gave up his title as Duke of York.
Much of the book's content was reported before its release, causing quite a bit of trouble for Andrew, the brother of King Charles, whose behavior and ties to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have long been criticized.
Andrew, 65, has always denied Giuffre's confession.
In the book "Nobody's Girl," Giuffre writes that she feared "dying as a sex slave" under Epstein's control and describes three alleged sexual encounters with Andrew in London, New York and on the late financier's private island.
The memoir also claims that Andrew correctly guessed Giuffre's age - 17 - when they first met.
In 2022, Andrew made an undisclosed payment to settle a lawsuit filed in the US by Giuffre, who died by (suspicious) suicide in April.
"As I have said before, I strongly deny the allegations against me," Andrew said in his statement on Friday, announcing that he would stop using all his remaining titles and honors to avoid distracting the king and other members of the royal family from their work, Reuters writes.
However, criticism and questions about Andrew and what members of the royal family knew about the events have increased.
London's police force is investigating media reports that in 2011, Andrew asked one of his police officers to reveal discrediting information about Giuffre.
Sky News reported on Wednesday that at the time, a current senior aide to the king had been in charge of royal police protection.
Senior lawmakers have said Andrew should speak to US authorities about Epstein, while the Scottish National Party is calling for a parliamentary debate demanding the government introduce legislation to formally strip him of his titles.
The Times newspaper wrote that for two decades, Andrew had not paid any rent for the house on the estate around Windsor Castle to the Crown Estate, which manages properties belonging to the monarchy on behalf of taxpayers.
"I think it's time for Prince Andrew to go into private life and find his own way in life," Robert Jenrick, justice spokesman for the main opposition Conservative party, told BBC radio.
"Frankly, I don't see why the taxpayer should continue to cover the costs for it. The public is fed up with it."
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