Sarah Ferguson met Jeffrey Epstein while the convicted paedophile was serving jail time for a child sex offence, emails buried in the tranche of files related to the financier appear to suggest.
Uncovered emails released by the US Department of Justice appear to show the former Duchess of York travelled to Palm Beach in April 2009 to meet the financier at his office when he was on day release from jail.
Ms Ferguson allegedly confided in Epstein about how she could make money from her Mother's Army business, something which the paedophile appeared to help the former duchess with a lot.
Organising the meeting, Ms Ferguson allegedly wrote on April 4, 2009: "Hello Jeffrey. I am landing in Palm Beach in a couple of hours.
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"Is there any chance on my quick layover, that I can get to have a quick cup of tea... Love Sarah The red Head.!!"
Epstein appeared to respond with just one word: "yes."
The timings of the emails suggest Ms Ferguson met the paedophile three months before his release from prison on July 22, 2009.
Two days after the meeting, Epstein allegedly emailed the former Duchess of York with advice on her business.
The email appears to show Ms Ferguson and Epstein discussing when to meet
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Ms Ferguson appeared to respond on April 11, 2009, saying: "My dear spectacular and special friend Jeffrey. You are a legend, and I am so proud of you.
"Thank you for looking after me so well, and for the brilliance of Yanoush."
The former duchess allegedly continued: "I have read and devoured your email and am putting into action what you said.
"Then I will come back to you with a business plan and all you need and I need to see if it is the great oracle realm.!!
The former duchess appeared to call Epstein 'a great friend'
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"Thanks for being such a great friend. Lots of love Sarah. Xxxx."
Gloria Allred, the lawyer who has represented several of Epstein's victims, described it as a "disgrace" that Ms Ferguson appeared to visit Epstein while he was in prison.
"The then Duchess of York could not have ignored the local police officer sitting at the front desk of Epstein's office when she visited him.
"Why did she appear to go out of her way to visit Epstein as he was serving a sentence for a crime against a child? Did she think that her own personal financial situation was more important than a crime against a child?", the lawyer told the Mail.
The former duchess has previously expressed her regret about knowing and being associated with Epstein
| GETTYUS Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the House Oversight Committee investigating Epstein, said: "Sarah Ferguson clearly had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, just like her former husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
"She should tell our committee everything she knows. If she's done nothing wrong, it will help her to clear her name, and help us get justice for the victims."
Ms Ferguson has stated in the past her regret with being associated with Epstein, saying: "I would never have anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again. I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children. It was a gigantic error of judgment."
Being named or pictured in the Epstein files does not show any sign of wrongdoing or misconduct.
GB News has approached the Duchess of York for comment.
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