Sarah Ferguson’s long questioned relationship with the convicted sex offender has resurfaced in disturbing detail. This time, it is not only her own reputation under scrutiny, but also the position of her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are again dragged into a scandal they never chose.

Newly released documents reopen old wounds

On 30 January 2026, the US Department of Justice made public more than three million documents connected to Epstein and his associates. Among the material were emails and records referencing Sarah Ferguson, her former husband Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and their two daughters.

The files appear to contradict years of public denials. They indicate that Sarah maintained contact with Epstein after his 2008 conviction and prison sentence, and that she met him socially while accompanied by Beatrice and Eugenie.

One email from July 2009, signed simply “Sarah”, discusses lunch arrangements and explicitly names both daughters as attending. The message also mentions security measures and transportation, suggesting the meeting was planned rather than incidental.

Another email from August the same year shows Sarah thanking Epstein for his support and kindness, writing that she had “never been more touched by a friend’s kindness” than when he complimented her in front of her daughters. She closed the message by calling him “the brother I have always wished for”.

Language that shocked even long time observers

The correspondence does not stop there. In a 2010 email, sent less than a year after Epstein’s release, Sarah appears to flirt openly, thanking him for his generosity and ending the message with the words “Just marry me”.

Further messages show continued familiarity. In one, she delays a visit while waiting for Eugenie to return from what she crudely described as a “sh*****g weekend”. In another exchange, Epstein asks whether either daughter might say hello to someone in London, and Sarah responds with updates about their whereabouts and relationships.

For many observers, the tone of the emails is as troubling as their existence. They suggest a level of comfort and access that sits uneasily with Sarah’s later public statements, in which she claimed to have distanced herself from Epstein and portrayed any contact as reluctant or legally motivated.