London, Feb 15 (.) Newly disclosed documents from the Department of Justice, stemming from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, reveal that former Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson asked the late convicted sex offender for employment as a house assistant, citing urgent financial difficulties.
“But why I don’t understand, don’t you just get me to be your House Assistant. I am the most capable and desperately need the money,” Ferguson wrote in the May 16, 2010, email, adding, “Please Jeffrey, think about it.”
The email exchange took place after Epstein had served 13 months in a Florida jail for soliciting and procuring an underage girl for prostitution.
Ferguson previously heaped praise on Epstein in a message dated January 30, 2010. Ferguson hailed Epstein for his generosity and expressed personal admiration, with statements indicating gratitude for his support and referencing assistance with brand deals.
In another correspondence, dated August 3, 2009, she thanked Epstein for uplifting her in front of others present at the event, according to PEOPLE.
While Ferguson’s name is redacted from the email released by the DOJ, the context makes clear it is from Ferguson.
Ferguson was previously married to ex-Prince Andrew, whose royal titles and honors were stripped amid renewed interest in the pair’s ties to Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial one month after he was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors in July 2019.
Newly unveiled documents showed that both Andrew and Ferguson contacted the disgraced financier multiple times following his 2008 prostitution conviction despite claiming to have cut off contact.
In September 2025, it was revealed that Ferguson sent an email to Epstein apologising for publicly disowning him in a March 2011 interview with the Evening Standard.
Ferguson told the publication that she had made a “terrible, terrible error of judgment” when she accepted nearly USD20,000 from Epstein to pay off debts. Referencing the accusations against her infamous friend, she added, “I abhor pedophilia.” . . KK