Virginia Giuffre, who accused the late Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, was cremated and laid to rest in a private funeral in Australia.
Giuffre’s ceremony reportedly took place a few days ago at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Padbury, Australia, according to the West Australian.
The funeral came nearly a month after the mom of three died by suicide on April 25. She was 41.
In a statement to People, Giuffre’s family said she took her own life “after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking” and after she claimed she was hit by a school bus and only had “days to live.”
“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily,” her relatives added.
“It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realized she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others.”
After Giuffre’s passing, her sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, shared a handwritten note she left behind.
“Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, and Brothers need to show the battle lines are drawn, and we stand together to fight for the future of victims,” Giuffre’s note read.
“Is protesting the answer? I don’t know. But we’ve got to start somewhere,” she added.
Alongside the note, Roberts wrote that she thought it was “important that the survivors know that she’s with you and her voice will not be silenced.”
“I know that it’s so important, and her wish is that we continue to fight,” Roberts added.
Earlier this month, Giuffre’s father, Sky Roberts, said he believed his daughter didn’t take her own life.
“I don’t think she committed suicide,” he said on the May 1 episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”
The grieving dad said he “couldn’t even believe it” when he learned of her death.
“I mean, I started crying right away. I’m still crying. I can’t believe that this is happening. It just, it’s impossible,” he said. “And then for them to say that she committed suicide, there’s no way that she did. Somebody got to her.”
Sky explained that Giuffre was “very strong” and had “so much to live for.”
“She had her foundation,” he said of her support system.
In 2021, Giuffre sued Andrew, 65, for sexual assault, claiming he allegedly raped her when she was a teenager as part of the Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.
She and the Duke of York, who denied any wrongdoing, settled the case out of court the following year.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.