Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been named again in the latest release of Epstein files.
The former royal is alleged to have taken her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, to meet Jeffrey Epstein just days after he was released from jail where he had been sent for child sex crimes.
It is claimed that Fergie took the girls for lasagne with the paedophile financier back in 2009, after he served a year behind bars for soliciting a child for prostitution.
He was released after making a ‘sweetheart’ deal for his freedom, negotiated by then-US Attorney Alex Acosta.
The deal saw Epstein plead guilty to lesser state charges, which meant he avoided federal sex trafficking charges, and served a reduced sentence.
More than three million pages of documents relating to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been shared by the US Department of Justice.
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More than three million documents have been released in the latest Epstein files (Kypros/Getty Images)
Epstein was reportedly under house arrest at the time Fergie allegedly took the princesses to share lunch with him, at his Palm Beach mansion.
Beatrice and Eugenie would have been 19 and 21 at the time.
The documents revealed Epstein emailed Ghislaine Maxwell, on July 28, 2009, writing: “Ferg and the two girls come [sic] yesterday”.
Ferguson herself had emailed a day before to make arrangements, asking Epstein: “What address shall we come to. It will be myself, Beatrice and Eugenie. Are we having lunch?”
She also emailed him to congratulate him on the birth of a child in 2011. It was previously thought Epstein never had any children.
“Don’t know if you are still on this BBM, but heard from The Duke that you have had a baby boy,” she wrote.
“Even though you never kept in touch, I am still here with love, friendship and congratulations on your baby boy. Sarah xx.”
It was believed that Epstein didn’t have any children, but this email has thrown doubt on that knowledge.
She then sent another email, writing: “You have disappeared. I did not even know you were having a baby.
“It was sooooo crystal clear to me that you were only friends with me to get to Andrew. And that really hurt me deeply, more than you will know.”
It was a change in tune from a previous email she sent to Epstein asking him to ‘marry her’.
Sarah Ferguson is alleged to have taken the princesses to lunch with Epstein days after his release from prison (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
“You are a legend. I really don’t have the words to describe my love and gratitude for your generosity and kindness. Xx I am at your service. Just marry me.”
Another email saw her call him ‘the brother I have always wished for’ and that she was ‘so proud’ of him.
This isn’t the first time Sarah Ferguson, also known as Fergie, has been linked with Epstein.
The financier died by suicide in a jail cell in 2019.
The former Duchess of York was found to have ‘apologised’ to Epstein for publicly disowning him in the media.
In an interview with the Evening Standard on 7 March 2011, she apologised for accepting £15,000 from Epstein, telling the paper: “I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment on my behalf. I am just so contrite I cannot say.
“Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again.”
The former Duchess of York and her daughters are reported to have shared lasagne with the convicted sex offender in 2009 (Photo by David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Ned London)
Despite this, she went on to send further messages, emailing Epstein to say: “I know you feel hellaciously let down by me. And I must humbly apologise to you and your heart for that.”
She continued: “You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family. I was advised in no uncertain terms, to have nothing to do with you and to not speak or email you.
“And if I did – I would cause more problems to you, the Duke and myself. I was broken and lost.
“So please understand. I didn’t want to hurt Andrew one more time. I was in overriding fear. I am sorry.”
A spokesman for Fergie, James Henderson, insisted the email was sent ‘in the context of advice the duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats’ after she received an angry phone call from him in prison.
He told The Telegraph: “People don’t understand how terrible Epstein was. I can remember everything about that call.
“It was a chilling call and I’m surprised anybody was ever friends with him given the way he talked to me.”
He added: “He said he would destroy the York family and he was quite clear on that. He said he would destroy me.”
“He wasn’t shouting. He had a Hannibal Lecter-type voice. It was very cold and calm and really menacing and nasty.”
Sarah Ferguson is yet to respond publicly to the latest claims.