Sarah Ferguson was reportedly bankrolled by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years, according to shocking new emails. This comes after Sarah lost her Duchess of York title following the string of Epstein scandals, and Prince Andrew relinquished his own royal titles too. The 65-year-old former wife of Prince Andrew has recently come under fire following new revelations about an email that she had sent to Epstein in 2011 – after his release from jail following child sex offences. She also admitted to taking £15,000 from him.
However, previously unseen emails have now revealed that Sarah begged to borrow $50,000 to $100,000 (between £37,000 £75,000) and to help with “small bills”, the Mail on Sunday (MoS) reports, and that Epstein allegedly paid off debts she owed a former employee. Email exchanges seen by the paper also show Sarah “was the first to celebrate” his release from jail “with her two daughters in tow”, and that Epstein gave her “talking points” before her Oprah Winfrey interview.
A well-placed source told the MoS: “Sarah and Prince Andrew have always maintained they distanced themselves from Epstein after his conviction for child prostitution. In fact, it was Epstein who ended up dumping them. He got sick and tired of Sarah constantly asking him for money.
“She borrowed far more money off him than has ever come out. In public she said one thing but in private she was always holding out the begging bowl.”
Last month many charities associated with her dropped her as patron, including The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, Prevent Breast Cancer and Teenage Cancer Trust. This comes after an email from 2011 was uncovered, where Sarah can be seen issuing an apology for disassociating herself from her “supreme friend” when it had emerged that he had bailed her out financially.
It has since been claimed that she had only done so to save her career as a children’s author.
On Friday, Andrew announced he will be giving up all of his remaining titles after ongoing scandals continue to overshadow the work of the King and other members of the Royal Family. While Andrew will no longer be able to use the titles in a public capacity, he will remain a Prince.
The most well-known title Andrew will no longer use in a public capacity is the Duke of York, as well as a number of official roles such as Counsellor of State, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).
