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The most well-known accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won a Book of the Year award. Nobody's Girl, the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, won the top prize at the British Book Awards.

Giuffre'ssister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, accepted the award in her honour and said the book was "a true testament to what a survivor's voice can do when finally given the space to be heard".

She told the ceremony: "She inspired millions, not just to be seen, or survivors to be seen, but she called us to action." Giuffre's brother, Sky Roberts, added that the family was "truly honoured to accept this award on Virginia's behalf".

The book's co-author, Amy Wallace, said working with Giuffreon the book had been the "honour of my career". The memoir also won the non-fiction narrative book of the year prize at the event.

Alice O'Keeffe, head of books for The Bookseller and chair of the books of the year, said the judges "championed" Giuffre's memoir. "With this award we recognise the late author's extraordinary courage and determination, supported by [publisher] Doubleday's sensitive campaign, #BelieveHer," O'Keeffe said.

Giuffre was jointly named the winner of the Freedom to Publish Award with Sarah Wynn-Williams. Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller and chair of the judges at the British Book Awards, said: "Both stories, told by silenced voices, represented the best in the book trade".

Nobody's Girl was released six months after Giuffre took her own life. As of January 2026, the book had been on The New York Times' nonfiction best-seller list for 11 consecutive weeks.

It details her childhood of abuse at the hands of her father and his friends, and her association with Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Giuffre worked as a spa attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida when she was 16, where she met Maxwell. She introduced Giuffre to Epstein, and the pair groomed and trafficked her to their associates.

Giuffre claimed she was trafficked three times to the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, with Maxwell telling her she would be like Cinderella and meet a "handsome prince".

The book is said to have directly led to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being stripped of his royal titles, style, and honours, including the title of "Prince" and HRH status, in late 2025.