Of all the shocking allegations made about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson after their association with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, the most jaw-dropping came to light last week. Epstein allegedly plotted to murder them both!
British author and historian Andrew Lownie – whose blockbuster book Entitled helped to seal the former royal couple’s fate – exclusively tells Woman’s Day about Epstein. The sex offender feared Fergie was about to “spill the beans” on his illegal activities.
Alleged hitman plot
“He spoke to a hitman who was a former member of the British SAS and said he wanted the Yorks dead,” reveals the royal writer.
“He was in a paranoid state towards the end of his life and thought he was about to be exposed. “I have been told this by two reliable sources – one in Paris and a former FBI agent in Florida – and I can believe it’s true, although I don’t have firm evidence. I have been told I will be given the name of the alleged sniper soon.”
“It’s absolutely extraordinary and bizarre, like a scene from The Day Of The Jackal, but nothing about this whole saga is normal.”
The author adds that Fergie, 66, would have been “terrified” by death threats. This fear helps explain why she kept in contact with Epstein after he was convicted of sex offences.
Fear drove Fergie’s contact
“She was scared and worried about her safety, and that of her daughters, so that would explain why she continued the relationship,” he tells.
“It’s no excuse, but Epstein mixed with some pretty nasty people, so the fear was real.”
Disputed meetings & revealing emails
Fergie has denied meeting Epstein with Princesses Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, shortly after he was released from prison in 2009. However, an email proves she wrote to him in 2011, calling him a “supreme friend.”
Epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019. He was found hanged in his cell at New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center at age 66. Royal writer Andrew claims he has seen FBI files suggesting Epstein’s death wasn’t a suicide. He says the files indicate he was murdered by a fellow inmate.
Epstein’s royal paranoia
The author’s sources say Epstein thought sinister forces working for Buckingham Palace wanted him killed. He also believed the unfounded theory that Prince Philip plotted to bump off Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car crash.
“Jeffrey was tipped off by a person connected to Prince Andrew,” a well-placed source spills. The source says Buckingham Palace was infuriated by Andrew’s longtime connection to him.
Belief in a royal murder plot
“Jeffrey became paranoid that the palace would kill him. He always believed Philip and the British royal family were behind Diana’s death. He told people close to him weeks before he died that he would be the next to be murdered by the royals.”
But a former friend of Epstein says he was more worried about Fergie than Andrew, 65.
We’re told, “Jeffrey said Fergie used to tell him about other people’s secrets. He said she would most likely not hesitate to tell his. He had lost complete trust in both Fergie and Andrew, and he wanted them out of the picture forever. “If Jeffrey hadn’t died, Andrew and Fergie would have been murdered. They knew too much about his sex trafficking ring.”
