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Sarah Ferguson told Jeffrey Epstein to "just marry me" in a newly released email from 2010
The former Duchess of York was heavily featured in a new batch of Epstein evidence released on Jan. 20
In another email, dated Aug. 3, 2009, Ferguson praised Epstein as "the brother I have always wished for"
A new batch of evidence related to criminal charges against Jeffrey Epstein was released over the weekend, which includes damning new allegations aboutSarah Fergusonand the formerPrince Andrew.
The exiled former royal couple's friendship with the late convicted sex offender has included reports of emailed pleas for money and apologies for denials about their connection to him. And in one newly released email, Sarah, 66, heaped praise on Epstein ina message dated Jan. 30, 2010.
"You are a legend. I really don't have the words to describe, my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness," she wrote. "Xx I am at your service . Just marry me."
In another,dated Aug. 3, 2009, Sarah thanked Epstein, seemingly for helping her with brand deals, noting that Target and NBC had expressed interest in her Mother's Army charity and noting that "Tommy Hilfiger wants to build my entire apparel, Fragrance etc etc brand, and sell it on QVC."
"Ben Silverman wants it," she added, referencing the former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. "So too does Ryan Seacrest."
She concluded with, "In just one week, after your lunch, it seems the energy has lifted. I have never been more touched by a friends kindness than your compliment to me infront of my girls. Thank you Jeffrey for being the brother I have always wished for."
A representative for Ferguson had no comment when PEOPLE reached out about these latest emails.
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Ferguson previously released emails to Epstein were a major precursor to Andrew'sroyal titles being stripped. Both contacted the disgraced billionaire multiple times following his 2008 conviction on charges of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute despite claiming to have cut off contact.
In September 2025, Ferguson wasdropped as the patron of multiple charitable organizationsafter it was revealed that she'd sent an email to Epstein apologizing for publicly disowning him in a March 2011 interview with theEvening Standard.
At the time, she told the publication she had made a "terrible, terrible error of judgment" when she accepted nearly $20,000 from Epstein to pay off debts. Referencing the accusations against her infamous friend, she added, "I abhor pedophilia."
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However, the following month, Fergusonreportedly backtrackedin an email to Epstein, published byThe SunandThe Mail on Sunday, calling him a "steadfast, generous and supreme friend."
"As you know, I did not, absolutely not, say the P [pedophile] word about you," she reportedly wrote. "I know you feel hellaciously let down by me. And I must humbly apologise to you and your heart for that. You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family."
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Other emails from the new batch of evidence includedisturbing missivesabout Andrew and Ferguson's daughters,Princess Beatrice, now 37, andPrincess Eugenie, now 35.
In one, Epstein asked Sarah about a possible upcoming trip to New York. Sarah replied, "Not sure yet. Just waiting for Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend!!"
At the time, in 2010, Eugenie was just two days shy of her 20th birthday. She was spending time with her then-boyfriend,Jack Brooksbank, to mark the occasion, perThe Mirror.
In anothercorrespondence from 2009between Epstein and Lord Peter Mandelson, an out gay man and member of the House of Lords from 1992 to 2004, Epstein suggested Mandelson should marry Princess Beatrice, noting, "the queen would have a queen as a grandson."
"Remember, I am already her Lord President.." Mandelson replied.
"Does that make it incest," Epstein responded. "How exciting."
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