The Gist
The U.S. Department of Justice released the latest batch of the Epstein files on January 30.
This crop includes disturbing photos and emails involving both Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.
In one email, it is revealed that Sarah brought her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to lunch with the convicted sex offender not long after his release from prison in 2009.
More disturbing details are emerging regardingSarah Ferguson's correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—including details of a lunch with Epstein that the former Duchess of York brought her daughters to just days after his release from prison.
In emails dated July 27, 2009—five days after Epstein was released from prison after serving 13 months for soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution,Peoplereported—it is suggested that Sarah brought her daughtersPrincess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenieto lunch with Epstein in Miami, Florida soon after. The email exchange is part of the latest crop of Epstein files, this one released by the U.S. Department of Justice on January 30.
"What address shall we come to," the email from Sarah read. "It will be myself, Beatrice and Eugenie." At the time, Beatrice and Eugenie were just 20 years old and 19 years old, respectively.
A week later, on August 3, 2009, Sarah referenced the lunch in a different email, writing, "I have never been more touched by a friends [sic] kindness than your compliment to me infront of my girls. Thank you Jeffrey for being the brother I have always wished for."
Per a report published byThe Daily Mail, Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Sarah "was the first to celebrate my release with her two daughters in tow."
Other emails from the latest crop of the Epstein files include other inappropriate comments about Beatrice and Eugenie. In one email, Epstein asked Sarah about an upcoming trip to New York, to which she replied, "Not sure yet. Just waiting for Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend!!"
Other items included in the latest batch involving Sarah and her ex-husband, the formerPrince Andrew, include a photo ofAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling on all foursover an unidentified woman on the ground. Despite this, Andrew continues to deny any wrongdoing.
In an email sent in 2010, Sarah reportedly told Epstein, "just marry me," adding (perThe Daily Mail), "You are a legend. I really don't have the words to describe, my love, gratitude, for your generosity and kindness. Xx I am at your service." According to the outlet, Sarah had also told Epstein to "marry" her in an email from September 2009.
In his correspondence with Epstein, Andrew included photos of his daughters when they were in their early 20s,Peoplereported, sending Epstein Christmas cards from 2011 and 2012 with Beatrice and Eugenie included.
In October, not long after Andrew and Sarah surrendered their respective Duke and Duchess of York titles,King Charlesstripped Andrew of all of his royal titles and privileges. Both Andrew and Sarah moved out of Royal Lodge, their shared 30-room mansion in Windsor, and are living separately, Andrew moving to the Sandringham estate, and Sarah's whereabouts unknown. Despite all of the scandal, Beatrice and Eugenie have retained their princess titles and Her Royal Highness stylings.
According to a source speaking toThe Daily Mail, Beatrice and Eugenie "are aghast at what they have read. They are mortified by the emails their mother has sent to Epstein. It is so embarrassing for them."
"We don't believe the girls were told much about what has just emerged, and they will simply be aghast at just how close their parents were to this appalling man," the insider added.
Yet, a source told the outlet, they are staying "loyal to their parents in private while separating themselves in public."
"The Yorks are just about holding it together as a family, but this has put new strains on their relationships," the insider said. "The last I heard, the daughters were still supporting both parents behind the scenes."
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