The recent diffusion of new court files linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case re-exposed several figures of power. Among thousands of emails and documents that remained confidential, an exchange of messages appeared between the financier convicted of sexual crimes and Sarah Ferguson, former Duchess of York which attracted special attention.
The conversation, now revealed by media such as The Sunjoins other messages that, in the past, had already generated controversy around the former member of the british royalty.
The files, released as part of a review of material seized by the United States Department of Justiceinclude private communications dating back to 2010when Epstein had already been released from prison after serving thirteen months of an 18-month sentence for soliciting prostitution with minors.
Sarah Ferguson’s loving emails to Jeffrey Epstein
In that context, Ferguson He sent him an email with a friendly tone, in which he wrote a phrase that generated a strong public impact: “I am at your service. just marry me”.
The expression was interpreted by the international press as a proposalalthough informal.
This message does not appear in isolation. In other emails included in the same package of documents, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, 66, refers to Epstein as “dear friend” and “brother”, and congratulates him for different personal reasons.
In the mail, dated January 30, 2010refers to Epstein as “a legend” and expresses: “I truly have no words to describe my love and gratitude for your generosity and kindness.”.
The tone of the communications suggests a trust relationship sustained over time, even when the figure of the financier was already surrounded by complaints and controversies.
His name had already appeared tangentially in previous journalistic investigations, but these files provide direct documentary evidence about his contact with Epstein.
From the environment of Sarah Ferguson There was, until now, no detailed explanation about the content of the messages.
Background of the relationship between Sarah Ferguson and Jeffrey Epstein
Before the release of the new files, emails had already come to light that showed a link between Sarah Ferguson and Jeffrey Epstein.
Messages known in previous years showed that contact between the two continued even after the financier was convicted of sexual crimes, a fact that at the time generated strong public questions.
In those previous exchanges, the mother of Princesses Eugenie and Beatriz addressed Epstein with a affectionate tone. In different emails he called him «brother» y “faithful friend”and thanked him for his support and generosity in difficult personal and economic times.
The closeness expressed in those messages contrasted with subsequent public statements in which the former duchess described her relationship with Epstein as a “serious error of judgment”. “I abhor pedophilia and any child sexual abuse”, he added at that time.
The revelation of those emails had concrete consequences. Several charities decided to distance themselves from the duchesswhile those around him tried to justify the messages by referring to pressure and legal threats from Epstein.
Far from closing the chapter, those antecedents now become relevant again with the appearance of new evidence that reactivates the controversy.
