Sarah Ferguson sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein on how to promote a charity working with vulnerable children while he was still in jail for child prostitution offences, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
The former Duchess of York called her paedophile friend a 'genius' in new lickspittle email unearthed in the Epstein Files.
Her fawning message was sent to Epstein on July 5, 2009 - 17 days before his release from a Florida jail for soliciting sex from girls as young as 14.
Fergie's 'genius' email was sent in response to Epstein's bizarre idea to make an army-inspired movie trailer showing women breastfeeding children instead of 'shooting' guns.
At the time he was on a 'work-release' programme that allowed him to spend time at his office in Palm Beach where he had access to his emails.
Fergie sought his advice after she had met with a Saudi businessman at Royal Lodge, Windsor, to discuss how she could support his foundation for 'vulnerable children and orphans'.
She forwarded a note of their meeting to Epstein so he could give his thoughts on supporting these young people.
Epstein then sent a bizarre response, that still left Fergie in raptures.
He wrote: 'Imagine a movie trailer modeled after 'Be All You Can Be.' Join the army -but with photos of mothers, not soldiers. Breastfeeding instead of shooting; reading to a child instead of teaching them to handle a rifle'.
Ms Ferguson, who the Daily Mail revealed has spent more than a month in a Swiss wellness retreat since the Epstein Files were released, loved his idea. She replied: 'Has anyone told you, you are a genius'.
Sarah Ferguson was financially supported by the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years and branded him a 'genius' in an email
Sarh Ferguson's fawning message was in response to Epstein's bizarre idea to make an army-inspired movie trailer showing women breastfeeding children instead of 'shooting' guns
The ex-duchess had met with Amr Al-Dabbagh, who then headed the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority.
He also founded the Stars Foundation, based in London.
It invested in organisations to transform the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and their communities globally. But it closed in 2020.
The Epstein Files reveals that he had emailed Ms Ferguson thanking her for inviting him to meet at Royal Lodge.
It also appears that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife had gifted his children books.
He wrote: 'Your Royal Highness. I was very honoured 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.
'As I mentioned, I founded the Stars Foundation and we look after disadvantaged children in areas of health, education and protection in the U5MR [Under-Five Mortality Rate] countries and one of our channels is Mums for Mums, which offers training opportunities for destitute mothers'.
It was this message that was sent on to Epstein.
Epstein would confront Fergie when she said he was a paedophile, which she later denied to him as false
Sarah Ferguson is in a 'bad way' and feels that 'everyone is out to get her', her friends have admitted following ex-husband's arrest.
The former Duchess of York, 66, who has not been seen in public for five months, may now look to the UAE for cash and abandon her dream of a new home in Windsor to be near Beatrice and Eugenie.
But she is said to have told friends that there will be no tell-all book detailing the family's ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, though she 'might end up having to tell that story to the police'.
This week it emerged that six of Sarah Ferguson's companies are being wound down over the next ten days.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have also been said to be 'in a state' following their father's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The shamed former royal spent 11 hours in police custody on his 66th birthday last Thursday after plain-clothed officers swooped on his Wood Farm residence in an 8am raid.
He is on bail.
However, there has so far been no word from Fergie or her daughters, and questions have been mounting over their whereabouts.
A royal source told the Daily Mail: 'I've been talking to some of her friends. She sounds in a bad way. She's been telling people she is really suffering with her mental health and thinks everyone is out to get her.
'But at the same time she is adamant that she wants to get out there and start earning money again. I can't see how she's going to do it. Her brand is toxic.
'Her best hope of a money-spinner is a tell-all book about how her family's friendship with Epstein has destroyed everything and left the monarchy in crisis - but she's ruled that out apparently.
'Besides she might end up having to tell that story to the police and a judge and jury or to some other form of inquiry'.
A royal source said Fergie would prefer Windsor as a base – but the UAE may appeal because she needs to make money.
'I think she'd like to stay in the Windsor area to make it relatively easy for Beatrice and Eugenie to visit with her grandchildren.
'But I can see the arguments for basing herself in the Gulf if she really thinks she can still make money'.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank go out for a coffee in Notting Hill this morning
The insider added that while she is said to have ruled out moving in with Andrew in Sandringham: 'I'm not sure why a five-bedroom farmhouse in Norfolk would be so bad'.
Princess Eugenie was photographed out with her husband Jack Brooksbank today for the first time since her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested.
The 12th in line to the throne was dressed casually in Nike trainers, blue leggings, a jacket and a North Face baseball cap as she grabbed a coffee in West London.
Eugenie was seen standing next to her husband, who was wearing a colourful bobble hat as he spoke on the phone on a street outside Hagen Espresso Bar in Notting Hill.
