It later emerged Epstein had given her an enormous mortgage to assist settle money owed.
Additional correspondence revealed final week included messages wherein she gushed Epstein was performing like “the brother I’ve at all times wished for” – and wrote to the abuser: “You’re a legend. I actually haven’t got the phrases to explain, my love, gratitude on your generosity and kindness… I’m at your service. Simply marry me.”
One other e-mail contained a flippant comment about ready for her daughter Princess Eugenie, 35, to return from a “shagging weekend.”
A supply mentioned: “When Sarah revisits the timeline of what occurred – the selections that had been made, the reasons she accepted – it fuels a rising sense of anger.
“With hindsight, she questions whether or not she was given the complete image and whether or not she positioned an excessive amount of religion in Andrew’s reassurances. She believes she acted out of belief and loyalty to Andrew by way of her friendship with Epstein.
“Now she feels she is bearing the implications of decisions that weren’t fully hers. In her thoughts, she spent years shielding him from deeper fallout, and that protecting stance has severely broken her personal credibility and standing.”