Sarah Ferguson Pushed Epstein to Upgrade Flight to Have Her Daughters Meet Him: Report
Freshly disclosed emails shed light on alleged flight payments, upgrade requests and financial strain during the 2009 visit.
Freshly unsealed material from the Jeffrey Epstein files is drawing renewed attention to Sarah Ferguson’s past association with the late financier, this time over emails that suggest she asked him to fund and later upgrade flights for a trip to see him shortly after his release from prison in 2009. The scrutiny is all the more relevant now, given her former husband was arrested on allegations related to his ties with Epstein. Ferguson has not been charged with any crime or accused of wrongdoing as yet. However, her name appears multiple times in the newly released correspondence.
Currently, the eye of the storm is a July 2009 visit to the United States, which allegedly took place just days after Epstein was released from a Florida jail, where he had served time after pleading guilty to soliciting a minor. According to the emails, Ferguson travelled with her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, during a period when she was facing serious financial difficulties. In one email dated July 23, 2009, Epstein’s longtime house manager, Lesley Groff, informed him that Ferguson’s assistant — identified as 'Amanda,' believed to be her then-assistant Amanda Lewis — had conveyed that he had “kindly offered to pay for the Duchess to come and visit you.” The next morning, Groff followed up with another update: “Amanda said the Princesses would like to accompany the Duchess, and she is wondering if you might be willing to pay for them as well...”
Epstein reportedly agreed and asked where Ferguson and her daughters would be staying. Groff responded that she would obtain the details. Epstein then added, “I will also find out how old the girls are!” Further exchanges indicate that coordinating flights for “the Duchess and the girls” came with what one redacted sender described as “crazy high price tags,” particularly if airport preferences and tight timing were to be maintained. The correspondence suggests that flexibility was not offered.
On July 30, Groff relayed what appeared to be another request from Ferguson’s assistant — this time regarding seating arrangements for the return journey. “The Duchess has asked that she be in First and the girls in Club on the flight back from NYC to LHR, apparently Jeffrey said that this would be ok, please can you let me know if you can change this,” the released email read.
Epstein’s reply was, “I said nothing, do not respond.” Groff confirmed that she would not. Beyond only travel logistics, the emails also show Epstein being kept apprised of Ferguson’s financial strain. Days after he allegedly covered the trip expenses, he was forwarded a message from a redacted sender that included a lengthy note from someone identified as 'Sarah,' seemingly Ferguson, outlining mounting pressures and missed financial opportunities. “A lot of possible revenue streams are slipping through the cracks,” 'Sarah' writes. “We have so many deals, so much focus, we do not need to go bankrupt... It is ridiculous.”
