Sarah Ferguson visited convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein twice while he was still serving his sentence for child prostitution, files have shown. The disgraced US financier was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor and soliciting prostitution in 2008 and served 13 months of his 18-month sentence before being released on July 22, 2009. He then spent a year on probation on house arrest until August 2010.
The former Duchess of York, who has now lost her royal title due to her links to Epstein, can be seen asking to meet up with the financier at an office he had set up for a bogus firm while still imprisoned. According to documents within the Epstein files discovered by The Telegraph, Ms Ferguson met the convicted paedophile on two occasions at the Palm Beach office of the fake company he invented to secure work release while in jail.
The meetings took place in April and May 2009, before Epstein was released on house arrest.
Epstein had gained access to a work release programme in jail, which allowed him to leave his cell for up to 12 hours a day.
In an email dated April 4, 2009, Ms Ferguson asked Epstein whether she could visit him for a “quick cup of tea” during a layover in Florida.
She said in the email: “Hello Jeffrey. I am landing in Palm Beach in a couple of hours. Is there any chance on my quick layover, that I can get to have a quick cup of tea…”
She signed the email with “Love Sarah The red Head.!!” before Epstein gave her the address and number of the office, which he said was “ten minutes” from the airport.
Two days later, on April 6, he emailed her back, saying she looked “great” and that he had read “everything” she had given him.
He was referring to documents about Fergie’s Mother’s Army initiative, an online network she launched the next year to connect women in need.
On April 11, she replied back saying: “My dear spectacular and special friend Jeffrey. You are a legend, and I am so proud of you. Thank you for looking after me so well.”
Fergie visited Epstein at his office again on May 13. She was picked up by Epstein’s driver and appeared to have been with Martin Huberty, her then chief of staff.
She told him in an email the day before: “I am coming into Palm Beach to see you on Wednesday I land at 9.30am.
“Can your brilliant [driver] pick me up, bring me to you, The Great one!! And then take me to Miami!??? Please with roses on top! Love, Me. Xxx”
Ms Ferguson has not commented on any of the details that have emerged from the latest batch of Epstein files which were released earlier this year by the US.
Being mentioned in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing.
