The tone of those emails contrasted sharply with earlier messages Ferguson had reportedly sent to Epstein, including one in which she asked him to marry her.
“You are a legend. I really don’t have the words to describe my love and gratitude for your generosity and kindness. Xx I am at your service. Just marry me.”
In another email, she referred to Epstein as “the brother I have always wished for” and said she was “so proud” of him.
This is not the first time Ferguson, often known as Fergie, has been linked to Epstein. The financier died by suicide in a jail cell in 2019.
Previously, the former Duchess of York was reported to have apologised to Epstein for publicly distancing herself from him.
In an interview with the Evening Standard on March 7, 2011, she addressed her decision to accept £15,000 from Epstein, saying: “I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment on my behalf. I am just so contrite I cannot say.
“Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again.”
Despite this public statement, further messages were later sent.
