Fergie Shattered Beatrice and Eugenie's Trust by Exposing Them to Epstein: Source
The York household is reportedly reeling after Sarah Ferguson’s past ties with Jeffrey Epstein caused a significant falling out with her daughters. New scrutiny focuses on reports that the former Duchess brought Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to visit the disgraced financier in New York after his release from prison. Insiders describe the situation as a total collapse of their ‘sacred bond' of trust, creating an unprecedented divide between mother and daughters. The resurfacing of these old wounds has forced the princesses to face the reality of Fergie’s controversial past, the stories of which still cast a long shadow over their lives.
These claims originate from a leaked April 2011 email sent by Epstein to his British attorney, Paul Tweed. Written only weeks after Ferguson publicly apologized for her 'terrible error of judgement' and vowed to have 'nothing ever to do' with him, Epstein was telling a different story. As reported by OK!, he instructed Tweed that Fergie “should affirmatively state that she was misquoted.” He then made a series of claims about their continued contact, writing that she was the first to celebrate his release, stating, “She was the first to celebrate my release with her two daughters in tow. She visited me with [a] policeman sitting at my front desk. She has asked for help with her charities.”
A source close to Ferguson has insisted neither she nor her daughters, who would have been 20 and 19 at the time, have any recollection of such a visit. However, another insider claims the resurfacing of these allegations has gone “a long way” to “shattering the sacred bond between a mother and her daughters.” “It goes without saying, moms are there to protect their kids,” the source noted, adding that learning of the alleged meeting has been “haunting” for Beatrice and Eugenie. The emotional toll is said to be worsened by the fact that the sisters once knew Epstein as “Nice Uncle Jeffrey.”
The same insider also remarked that the realization of Epstein’s true character has left the York sisters revolted. “Their skin crawls at the thought they met him when they were growing up,” the source opined, describing the situation as a betrayal of a mother’s duty “not to expose” her children to any harm. These claims have fueled a growing narrative that Beatrice and Eugenie now feel a deeper sense of disappointment toward their mother than their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Writing for The Daily Mail, royal editor Rebecca English reported that the sisters were “deeply shocked” by the publication of Fergie’s private emails, in which she apologized to Epstein for publicly distancing herself.
English observed that the fallout has become so severe she would “go so far as to say that they are even more disappointed in their mother than their father now... Obviously, they will continue to support their parents, but they feel so let down.” While both sisters have maintained a dignified public front, with Beatrice even inviting her parents to her daughter Athena’s christening, the Epstein scandal has left indelible scars on the family. The pressure on the former couple is only intensifying as the US Department of Justice continues to release thousands of previously sealed files and images from the Epstein Estate.