Sarah Ferguson called Epstein ‘brother’ and ‘legend’, new emails reveal
Ex-wife of UK’s former prince Andrew asked late sex offender for rent money and joked ‘just marry me’ in 2009 exchanges, documents show
Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Britain’s former prince Andrew, called late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a “legend” and the “brother I have always wished for”, according to newly released documents.
While the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – who was stripped of his royal titles last October – and Epstein has been in the spotlight for years, the latest emails released by US authorities appear to shine a new light on the extent of Ferguson’s ties.
“I have never been more touched by a friend’s kindness than your compliment to me in front of my girls,” Ferguson, nicknamed “Fergie”, wrote in an email dated August 2009, a year after Epstein was convicted for procuring a minor for prostitution.
“Thank you Jeffrey for being the brother I have always wished for,” added the email from “Sarah”, although the email address is redacted as in the other exchanges.
Ferguson, 66, who largely avoided the worst of the Epstein scandal, divorced Andrew in 1996, but the two have remained close friends and shared living quarters for years.
In the August 2009 email, Ferguson profusely thanked Epstein, referring to multiple business opportunities arising for her company “Mother Army” after he held a “lunch” meeting.