Newly released emails contained in the Justice Department’s trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents shed additional light on the late financier’s communications involving Sarah Ferguson and former Prince Andrew during a period when the duchess faced severe financial distress.
According to the emails, Epstein was informed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his former wife planned to hold a major meeting at Royal Lodge on September 1, 2010, as Ferguson confronted the possibility of bankruptcy.
An unidentified individual wrote to Epstein two days earlier, stating:
“F writes me below. It’s better if I do NOT go, correct? PA says its up to me.”
“F” is believed to refer to Ferguson and “PA” to then-Prince Andrew.
The quoted message attributed to Ferguson read:
“Can you come down to Royal Lodge on sept 1st .. Wednesday..
“To a big meeting of the way ahead of ME!
“Prince Andrew is calling it for 10.30am and then lunch afterwards.
“I would really need your help, not just then, but maybe we can talk today, tomorrow. I am worried I need a ceo to run me..
“Cannot do this without you.”
Epstein responded:
“Ask Andrew what he wants.. she said they might suggest her going bankrupt.
“when i spoke to her last week.
“I think you need to go. otherwise, she will go after you.”
Debt Payments and Financial Schemes Discussed in Emails
Additional emails indicate that Prince Andrew sought Epstein’s help in resolving a $126,721 debt Ferguson owed to her personal assistant, shedding further light on their widely scrutinized December 2010 meeting in New York’s Central Park.
Correspondence also referenced potential money-making ventures for Ferguson, including a message mentioning “Vladimir the ‘Russian billionaire’ who ‘will finance everything’.”
In another email, Andrew suggested a deal involving Nigerian oil sales to China from which Ferguson could “make around $6million.”
Even one of Epstein’s advisers expressed concern. Hong Kong investor David Stern wrote in September 2010:
“PA has asked me to see a guy who has access to Nigeria oil and when selling it to China (or somebody else) F [Sarah Ferguson] can make around $6m.”
He added: “This seems very fishy.”
Stern had earlier reported Ferguson wanted him to meet “Vladimir (she didn’t know the family name but says he is a Russian billionaire)” and said “She thinks he will finance everything in case you will not.”
Bankruptcy Concerns and Negotiations with Creditors
By November 2009, Stern suggested Ferguson was “10million” in debt and outlined two options:
“option one” being “bankruptcy,” and “option two” a deal with businessman John Caudwell involving “50% of her life earnings going forward for 10m, meaning paying off her debt.”
Stern cautioned: “This offer needs to be verified if it’s real!”
A spokesman for Caudwell said Ferguson later approached him about a potential transaction to clear her debt, but stressed:
“To be absolutely clear, until now, John Caudwell was unaware that Sarah Ferguson was consulting Jeffrey Epstein or anyone else on this matter.
“John Caudwell has never met or had any association or correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.”
Official Documents Forwarded and Requests for Assistance
Emails also show Andrew forwarding official briefing materials from Buckingham Palace to Epstein during his tenure as Britain’s trade envoy.
In the same period, Epstein asked Andrew to “punch my card” with the Emir of Qatar during a state visit.
Andrew replied that the ruler had already departed, but said a message had been passed along.
On Christmas Day 2010, Andrew forwarded Epstein a “confidential brief” regarding investment opportunities in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Settlement Negotiations for Ferguson’s Personal Assistant
Epstein later negotiated directly with Ferguson’s longtime assistant, Johnny O’Sullivan, who was owed wages and tuition payments totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
In one email to Andrew, Epstein wrote:
“He [Johnny] said he would take 60k in wages, pay tax and be done.. I don’t trust him at all, and a payment from me at the moment if disclosed to the press would look like a payoff for the little sh*t.”
Andrew replied:
“I’m just as concerned for you! Don’t worry about me!
“It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it! Let me know if you want me to deal with J wages.
“Otherwise keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!”
Later correspondence shows O’Sullivan repeatedly requesting payment and warning that he would instruct lawyers if the agreed $59,933 was not paid.
A document later discovered on Epstein’s desk titled “Settlement – John O’Sullivan” indicated an agreement for reimbursement had been reached, though the exact timing of payment remains unclear.
Long-Standing Financial Troubles
Separate reporting notes Ferguson had accumulated substantial debts for years, reportedly exceeding £3.7 million ($5.06M) by 1994 amid extensive personal spending.
It’s unclear how those debts were settled.
Prince Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing.
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