“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.”
Sky Roberts, Giuffre’s father, told the London Telegraph on Monday that his daughter was depressed and wanted to be reunited with her children.
“She’s not doing good. She’s depressed because she misses her kids,” the Florida-based retired engineer added. He also said she had four days unless another doctor gave her a second opinion.
He said he was trying to “stay strong” for his daughter, whose last known address was in WA with her husband. She recently separated from Robert Giuffre, her husband of 22 years. She is believed to have been living in a small town north of Perth since 2020.
A spokesman for Giuffre said on Tuesday that: “Virginia has been in a serious accident and is receiving medical care in the hospital. She greatly appreciates the support and well wishes people are sending.”
Giuffre spent decades speaking out about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein.
In 2021, she filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew accusing him of raping her when she was 17 after Epstein and his long-time accomplice and lover Ghislane Maxwell trafficked her to London.
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking in 2021. A year later, Giuffre agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Prince Andrew, understood to be worth millions of pounds. The joint statement contained no admission of liability.
Andrew has always denied the allegations, insisting he has “no recollection” of meeting Giuffre and questioning the authenticity of an infamous picture of them together in 2001.
After the settlement, Giuffre retreated from public life and was reported to be under a one-year gag order.
A week ago, Giuffre posted online about how much she missed her children.
“My beautiful babies have no clue how much I love them and they’re being poisoned with lies,” she wrote. “I miss them so very much. I have been through hell & back in my 41 years, but this is incredibly hurting me worse than anything else.”
‘Overwhelmed with gratitude’
According to MailOnline, a spokesperson for Guiffre said on Tuesday: “Virginia thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and support. She is overwhelmed with gratitude. Today she remains in serious condition while receiving medical care.
“On March 24, in rural Western Australia, a school bus hit the car in which she was riding. The police were called but said that there was no one available to come to the scene.
“They asked if anyone was injured and suggested that if they were, they should make their way to the hospital.”
The statement continued: “The school bus driver had a bus full of distraught children and left the scene to get them back, saying he would file a police report, which he did later. Virginia was banged up and bruised and returned home.
“Virginia’s condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital.”
The Telegraph, London