By Molly Claire Goddard
8:39am PST, Feb 17, 2026
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According to a source, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie cannot believe Sarah Ferguson brought them up in her correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. "They are aghast at what they have read. They are mortified by the emails their mother has sent to Epstein. It is so embarrassing for them," the insider told
Daily Mail.
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As more shocking details about Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ties to Jeffrey Epstein was revealed by the U.S. Department of Justice, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are beginning to come to terms with the situation. "We don't believe the girls [Beatrice and Eugenie] were told much about what has just emerged [in the latest Epstein files release], and they will simply be aghast at just how close their parents were to this appalling man," the source said.
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In the newly released messages, Sarah Ferguson praised Jeffrey Epstein after she brought Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to meet with him. "I have never been more touched by a friend's kindness than your compliment to me in front of my girls [Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie]. Thank you, Jeffrey, for being the brother I have always wished for," she wrote in an August 3, 2009, email.
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Sarah Ferguson also discussed Princess Eugenie's love life with Jeffrey Epstein after he asked when the former Duchess of York and her then-19-year-old daughter would be visiting New York. "Not sure yet. Just waiting for Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend!!" Sarah wrote, referring to Eugenie spending time with her now-husband, Jack Brooksbank.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson were stripped of their titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over their connections to Jeffrey Epstein. In the aftermath of their downfall, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have been left to balance their relationship with their parents and the royal family. "It's impossible for both princesses," expert
Richard Fitzwilliams told
GB News.