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Report says Sarah Ferguson visited Jeffrey Epstein twice in 2009
A new report indicates the former Duchess of York met the convicted sex offender twice during his Florida work-release program. Emails show she also invited him for tea and sought his advice on a new project.
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A report published by The Telegraph states that Sarah Ferguson visited Jeffrey Epstein twice at his Palm Beach office in 2009 while he served a 13-month sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor. During that sentence, Epstein left jail six days a week for roughly 12 hours each day under a work-release arrangement that Palm Beach County authorities later ended in 2019.
The visits occurred at the office where Epstein was permitted to work outside the jail.
Email correspondence Emails released by the Justice Department show Ferguson wrote to Epstein on April 4, 2009, asking for a "quick cup of tea" during a layover in Palm Beach. A week later she sent another message calling him a "legend" and thanking him for advice on a new project.
The same messages indicate she asked Epstein to have his lawyers trademark a name and to suggest prominent women for the project. A planned third visit did not occur after her travel plans changed.
Prior statements Ferguson has said she regrets the association.
" In a September 2025 statement her representatives said she cut off contact once she learned the extent of allegations against him. USA TODAY has reached out to Ferguson's representatives for comment on the Telegraph report. Ferguson has not been accused of any crimes related to Epstein.
