US Lawmaker Wants Answers From Fergie on What She Knew About Epstein’s Operations
Public scrutiny has shifted, Sarah Ferguson now faces a 'material witness' label and a total collapse of her charitable and royal standing.
Sarah Ferguson — once a permanent fixture of the tabloid circuit — has suddenly gone silent. While she was previously able to weather personal and financial scandals, now she has largely retreated from view as scrutiny due to her past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s February 19 intensifies. In the US, lawmakers and legal analysts are pushing for the former Duchess of York to address her long-standing connections to the Epstein case. Even though her ex-husband has long been the primary target of investigators, it looks like Fergie will soon find herself drifting in the same legal waters.
Newly released Epstein files by the US Department of Justice suggest that the former Duchess was far more involved in the disgraced financier’s circle than she had previously admitted. This has positioned her as a potential key witness in the ongoing effort to map the extent of his influence. The pressure to get to the bottom of the controversy is no longer confined to the tabloids — it has reached the halls of the US Congress. Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the House Oversight Committee, is now leading the effort to bring Ferguson before lawmakers. His argument is pretty simple — given the depth of the Epstein disclosures, she may possess important information that the committee is legally obligated to pursue.
Speaking to the BBC, Subramanyam said, “Sarah Ferguson should give sworn testimony to our committee,” noting that while lawmakers are “happy to work out terms that work for her,” the priority remains ensuring her account is provided under oath. The call for transparency is echoed by those seeking justice for Epstein’s victims. Legal advocates argue she functioned as a material witness — someone who was present in the s-- offender’s orbit even after his initial conviction. As royal author Andrew Lownie notes, the idea of her being unaware of Epstein’s operations is a stretch. “She will have seen just as much as Andrew… It's inconceivable that she didn't. She was so matey with Epstein,” he told the BBC.
For years, the narrative surrounding the House of York focused on Mountbatten-Windsor’s downfall. However, the latest correspondence — including the one in which she called the financier a ‘brother’ she never had — has stripped away her denial. Gloria Allred, who’s representing several of Epstein's survivors, argues that these ties position Fergie as a material witness whose testimony is pivotal for justice, and her continued silence is inexcusable. “While many individuals who are named in the Epstein files are able to claim that they had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes against children when they associated with him, that is not a defence that Sarah Ferguson is able to assert,” Allred observed.
While Fergie or her team is yet to comment on this matter, the fallout has been quite swift and devastating for her. After losing her ‘Duchess’ styling in October 2025, the closing of her charity, Sarah’s Trust, in February, and her being dropped by multiple non-profits, she now finds herself without a permanent home. Following her eviction from Royal Lodge, reports suggest she has spent weeks sofa surfing at the homes of friends — as she evaluates whether she can ever truly distance herself from the Andrew-Epstein scandal.
