Sarah Ferguson faces growing pressure to testify in the US as Epstein files revive questions about her past connections
Pressure is building around Sarah Ferguson as questions grow in the United States about her past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The renewed attention follows the release of Department of Justice files in January that showed the former Duchess of York stayed in contact with the disgraced financier even after his conviction. Those records suggest Ferguson exchanged messages with Epstein as recently as 17 days before he was released from a Florida jail after serving time for soliciting sex with minors.
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Now some American lawmakers want to hear directly from her. Members of Congress have already pushed for her former husband Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his own relationship with Epstein.
But Ferguson is increasingly being mentioned as someone who might also hold information about what happened. Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee examining how Epstein’s prosecution was handled, said he believes she may have relevant details.
He said she likely has “information related to the investigation”. Subramanyam added that Ferguson should provide sworn testimony to lawmakers looking deeper into the scandal. Still, there is currently no legal way to force her to appear in the United States.
Even so, the congressman said officials would be open to finding terms that work for her as long as she agreed to testify under oath. Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury echoed that message, urging anyone with information connected to Epstein and his associates to cooperate so justice can be delivered to survivors.
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Meanwhile, Ferguson herself has stayed largely out of the public eye in recent months. That silence has only fueled speculation about whether she could eventually be called to speak before Congress. Some insiders believe she will keep avoiding the spotlight and decline any invitation to testify.
They see it as a final act of loyalty to Andrew. Jonathan Coad, a media lawyer who has represented Ferguson in past defamation and privacy cases, said there was little chance she would voluntarily travel to the US. ‘Of course she won’t, and if she were still my client, my very strong advice to her would be not to go,’ he told the BBC.
‘It would be a disaster for her, for her daughters Beatrice and Eugenie – and also for Andrew, as it would show him up for not going.’ Outside Washington, the pressure is also coming from people directly affected by Epstein. The family of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre said they ‘strongly believed’ Ferguson should go to the US and answer questions.
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They argue that anyone who might shed light on the case should step forward. At the same time, rumors around Ferguson’s next move have been swirling. Some reports claim US television networks have quietly offered six figure deals for an interview.
There has also been talk of a tell all memoir. But according to Hollywood sources, that idea has already hit a wall. Ferguson reportedly pitched a book deal worth about two million dollars to major US publishers. Instead she was met with rejection. Hollywood sources told The Sunday Express: ‘She ended up with a string of rejections and zero response in a few cases.
‘It seems no one is remotely interested in being seen to be enabling her to cash in on the Epstein scandal that has torn her family apart and ruined her ex husband.’ One source summed up the shift in fortunes bluntly.
‘Commercially, as the failed book deal shows, she has become a pariah.’