Sarah Ferguson Asked Epstein's Advice About Children's Charity When He Was in Jail for Child Prostitution Charge, Emails Suggest
Sarah Ferguson Asked Epstein's Advice About Children's Charity When He Was in Jail for Child Prostitution Charge, Emails Suggest
Janine HenniTue, February 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM UTC
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(Left) Sarah Ferguson in Cannes, France on July 22, 2024; (Right) Jeffrey Epstein in New York City on May 18, 2005
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Sarah Ferguson is believed to have asked Jeffrey Epstein's advice about how to promote a children's charity when he was in jail for solicitation of prostitution with a minor
The email was revealed in the latest dump of Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30
Ferguson's ex-husband, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested last week as authorities investigate a claim that he shared confidential information with the late Epstein while serving as a trade envoy for the U.K.
Emails suggest that Sarah Ferguson asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice about how to promote a children's charity when he was in prison for solicitation of prostitution, including with a minor.
According to an email released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 30 relating to the ongoing Epstein investigation, Ferguson and the financier emailed one another about the matter when he was serving his jail sentence in 2009.
Though the sender's email address was redacted in the DOJ file, the Daily Mail reported that Ferguson was the sender. The email that kicked off the chain addressed the recipient as "Your Royal Highness" and referenced a meeting at Royal Lodge, the Windsor home where Ferguson and her ex-husband, the former Prince Andrew, lived.
On July 4, 2009, Amr A. Al-Dabbagh of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority sent an email to a redacted recipient, thanking the person for a meeting at Royal Lodge and discussing the work of the Stars Foundation.
(Left) Sarah Ferguson in Forte dei Marmi, Italy on July 28, 2025; (Right) Jeffrey Epstein.
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"Your Royal Highness," the message began. "I was very honored to have met you at the Royal Lodge, and I must thank you again for the two lovely books you signed for my daughters. They were so excited they carried them off to read over the summer holidays and I haven't seen any sign of either the books or the girls since."
Ferguson is an author who has published over 50 books, including several children's books, and Al-Dabbagh then turned to the work of the Stars Foundation he founded.
"As I mentioned, I founded the Stars Foundation and we look after disadvantaged children in areas of health, education and protection in the U5MR countries and one of our channels is Mums for Mums, which offers training opportunities for destitute mothers (inc. income generation activities, business skills & revolving loan fund), childcare, reproductive health training, family nutrition advice (using cactus), support for Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVCs)," he wrote.
"I thought I'd let you know cause it's dealing with mothers in a certain segment that Mother Unite may not cover," he continued, sharing a link to the website for the organization, which ceased operations in 2020.
On July 5, 2009, the redacted recipient forwarded the email, and a sender identified as Jeffrey Epstein wrote back about 25 minutes later. At this point, Epstein was in jail in Palm Beach, Florida, after pleading guilty to one count of soliciting prostitution and one count of soliciting prostitution from someone under age 18, PBS reported. He was released on probation on July 22, 2009, after serving 13 months of an 18-month sentence.
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In the email exchange, Epstein said to envision a "movie trailer" modeled after "Be All You Can Be," seemingly referencing the U.S. Army recruiting slogan.
"Join the army„ with photos of mothers , not soldiers, breast feeding„ not shooting, reading to a child, not teaching them to shoot a rifle," he said.
Replying, the email user believed to be Ferguson said, "Has anyone told you, you are a genius."
The latest tranche of Epstein files — over three million pages — published by the DOJ seemed to reveal an extensive friendship between Ferguson, 66, and Epstein, who died in prison in New York City in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
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Emails suggested that Andrew's ex-wife emailed Epstein about bringing her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, to meet him for lunch soon after his release from prison in 2009 and showed that she told him to "Just marry me" in an effusive email in 2010, among other correspondence.
Andrew's ties to Epstein set his step back from public life in motion in November 2019. King Charles' brother has continuously denied any wrongdoing regarding their relationship and was arrested on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
(Left) Prince Andrew at the Duchess of Kent's funeral on Sept. 16, 2025; (Right) Men step out of an unmrked car at the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Feb. 19, 2026 in Sandringham, Norfolk.
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Police are investigating a claim that the former Duke of York shared confidential information with Epstein during his time as a trade envoy for the U.K. in the 2000s. Andrew, who is now called Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after the King stripped his princely title in October 2025, was released after spending about 11 hours in custody last Thursday, his 66th birthday, and now faces an uncertain future.
Amid the hot spotlight on her ex-husband, the Daily Mail reported on Feb. 21 that Ferguson left Britain and checked into Paracelsus Recovery, a Swiss rehabilitation clinic. PEOPLE has not independently confirmed the report.
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