Jeffrey Epstein’s private diary shows that he met Sarah Ferguson while under house arrest

The Duchess of York met Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, although he was still under house arrest for having sex with underage girls, according to files obtained by DailyMail.

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The pedophile’s private calendars from March of that year show that he would make room in his calendar for Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife.

At the time, Epstein had five months left on house arrest before admitting he solicited a minor for prostitution, a crime for which he was serving a 13-month sentence and labeled a registered sex offender.

Epstein told his assistant, “Duchess always.”

Photos posted in February and March 2010 by Epstein’s driver and housekeeper show Fergie and Andrew visiting the financier’s New York mansion.

Fergie’s links to Epstein have returned to the spotlight following the DailyMail.com’s investigation into Epstein’s files.

The hundreds of pages in the files provide an unprecedented insight into the deceased pedophile’s extraordinary network of power and influence.

Presidents, prime ministers, royalty, and household names not previously associated with Epstein also appear in the emails and calendar entries.

Fergie’s relationship with Epstein dates back to at least April 1998, when he met her at Nassau Airport in the Bahamas, according to an entry in the flight logs of his private jet.

The log records that she was traveling with her children, apparently referring to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and that they would be “on the ground” when Epstein met them.

Fergie had divorced Andrew two years earlier, but the two remained good friends, as they still are.

The Epstein files suggest the pedophile knew intimate details of the former couple’s finances — and bragged about it while touting himself to JP Morgan.

Epstein dropped Andrew’s name as he tried to get the bank to let him act as a middleman for high net worth clients.

On August 31, 2011, Epstein said in an email to JP Morgan boss Jes Staley and senior banker Mary Erdoes that investors were wary of the bank because it was a “quasi-U.

S. government arm.”

Epstein wrote, “I am also aware that JPM has a colorful array of clients, so a client relationship is much less problematic than an institutional joint venture.”

Among the wealthy men Epstein took away was Prince Andrew. Epstein said, “He’s allowed to make money now.”

Epstein didn’t elaborate on what kept Andrew from making money sooner, but Fergie’s finances were in a perilous state at the time.

In May 2010, she was caught in a newspaper article asking for $550,000 for access to Andrew.

Fergie told an undercover journalist, “That opens up everything you could wish for. I can open any door you like, and I’ll do it for you too.’

She later said she was “deeply sorry” for the comments and said her ex-husband had no idea about meeting the undercover journalist.

Fergie was apparently driven to such measures by her $5.5 million debts, but in July 2011 she said they were paid off thanks to Andrew’s intervention.

Under the settlement, Epstein paid $17,000 to Ferguson’s former PA Johnny O’Sullivan, which helped stabilize her balance sheet.

Epstein’s email to JP Morgan came a month after that announcement, strongly suggesting that Andrew had thoroughly discussed his and Fergie’s financial situation.

In a scheduling notice for March 3, 2010, Epstein’s assistant wrote, “I have yet to try and schedule the Duchess for Tuesday or Wednesday (I emailed her assistant, Amanda, RE for a meeting”).

The ‘Amanda’ turns out to be Amanda Thirsk, who worked for Andrew for many years.

Epstein replied, “Duchess always.”

Photos posted to Facebook on March 5, 2010 — two days after the emails — by married couple Jojo and Lyn Fontanilla, Epstein’s housekeeper and driver, showed Andrew visiting Epstein’s New York mansion.

Another image shows smiling Ferguson with JoJo Fontanilla in Manhattan with a shopping bag in her hand, while one from last month, posted by Lyn Fontanilla, shows Ferguson at Epstein’s New York mansion.

Epstein appears to have had a falling out with Fergie in 2012 after she called him a pedophile in an interview with London’s The Evening Standard newspaper.

While distancing herself from Epstein, she said, “I abhor pedophilia and any child sexual abuse and know that this was a giant lapse of judgment on my behalf.

“I’m so remorseful I can’t say it. When I can, I will refund the money and I will never have anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein again.”

Epstein is said to be outraged by her comments.

Fergie’s publicist at the time, James Henderson, told CNN that he received a call from Epstein that was “so obnoxious that I got a little upset and I saved his number so I never had to take a call from him again.”

An attorney for Epstein sent the Duchess a letter demanding a retraction, but Henderson said he told her to ignore it.

A report from 2011 Vanity purse claimed that Fergie received “hundreds of thousands of dollars” from Jeffrey Epstein to pay off her debts — much more than she previously admitted.

Edward Klein wrote that Fergie’s debts were the “main reason” Andrew spent time with Epstein.

A source told the magazine: “Andrew feels responsible for Sarah… There are newspaper reports that Sarah got £15,000 ($17,000) from Jeffrey, but I think Sarah received hundreds of thousands of dollars from him.”

It was also alleged that when the argument broke out over the Duchess allowing Andrew access, her daughter Beatrice was so humiliated that she stayed home for days.

“Beatrice was clearly embarrassed when word got out that Fergie had taken money to introduce an undercover reporter to Prince Andrew,” a source says.

‘A friend went to Royal Lodge to comfort Beatrice, who didn’t want to leave the house because she was so embarrassed and didn’t want to deal with the press. The friend spent two nights with her crying.”

Andrew’s lawyers have not returned requests for comment. Ferrgie’s representative declined to comment.