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Sarah Ferguson might have had a sexual relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it has been alleged. The former Duchess of York has been a prominent name in the latest batch of files released about the sick financier, with emails possibly revealing feelings between the pair.

The emails may also have shed light on the relationships between the pair and their partners, with Epstein understood to have financially supported Ferguson at various points in the early 2000s. The exchanges appear to fritter between Ferguson berating the multi-millionaire for not reciprocating her feelings towards him and asking him to "marry me" in another. It has since been alleged that Ferguson and Epstein slept together whilst her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's partner, might also have been in a relationship.

Speaking during a live appearance on his 'Lownie Report' podcast on Substack, royal author Andrew Lownie claimed: "Andrew was sleeping with Ghislaine, Ghislaine was sleeping with Epstein ... I've heard that Epstein and Sarah were sleeping together. It doesn't surprise me."

He added: "There's a complicated psychosexual network going on as well as a financial one. Certainly, Ghislaine and Sarah were not friends. I think Ghislaine was rather jealous of Sarah and vice versa. She felt that Sarah was moving in on someone she saw as her boyfriend."

The writer expanded on his claims, telling the Mirror: "Sarah Ferguson was madly in love with Epstein and apparently spent several nights with him."

Files released in 2025 revealed the dynamic between Ferguson and Epstein, prompting several charities and organisations to cut ties with the former duchess.

The latest release of more than 3 million documents from the so-called Epstein files may have shed further light on the dynamic.

In September 2011, Sarah allegedly emailed Epstein, congratulating him on having a "baby boy" - it was not previously known he had fathered children - and then minutes later appeared to send a seething follow-up message.

"Don't know if you are still on this bbm [BlackBerry Messenger] but heard from The Duke that you have had a baby boy," the initial email allegedly reads. "Even though you never kept in touch, I still am here with love, friendship and congratualtions [sic] on your baby boy. Sarah xx."

Just eight minutes later, she allegedly wrote: "You have disappeared. I did not even know you were having a baby. It was sooooo crystal clear to me that you were only friends with me to get to Andrew. And that really hurt me deeply. More than you will know."

In another exchange from 2009, she allegedly wrote: "You are a legend. I really don't have the words to describe, my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness...Xx I am at your service. Just marry me."

Express.co.uk has contacted Sarah Ferguson for comment.