‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein

Nytimes reports that the Justice Department released three million pages of emails, texts, photos and videos that show Jeffrey Epstein maintaining ties to royal family members and advisers in several countries, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew), Sarah Ferguson and Saudi royal court adviser Raafat Al-Sabbagh.

The files include messages in which the crown princess wrote “I miss my crazy friend” and a 2012 email said “You r such a sweetheart.” Sarah Ferguson emailed that Mr. Epstein was “a legend,” wrote “Just marry me,” and records indicate he likely paid for flights for “the Duchess and the girls from Heathrow to Miami.” Mr.

Al-Sabbagh exchanged crude messages, including “I am sure you are opening so many legs there.” The documents show Mr. Epstein provided money, temporary apartments and private flights and sought to build influence, but they do not prove correspondents knew of his other criminal activity.

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