Hold onto your hats, folks—Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, reportedly schemed to hire a former British SAS operative to take out none other than Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.
According to The US Sun, this shocking claim, brought to light by a British historian, paints a chilling picture of Epstein’s paranoia and desperation before he died in 2019 while awaiting trial.
Let’s start at the beginning: Epstein, a man already steeped in scandal, allegedly grew fearful that the Duke and Duchess of York—Andrew, 65, and Sarah, 66—could blow the lid off his criminal activities.
Andrew Lownie, a respected royal author who penned "Entitled" about the Yorks, dropped this bombshell on the Daily Beast podcast, asserting that Epstein discussed his deadly intentions with an ex-SAS member.
“He spoke to a hitman who was a former member of the British SAS and said he wanted the Yorks dead,” Lownie revealed, a statement that sounds like it’s ripped from a spy thriller.
But let’s not get carried away—while Lownie’s sources, one from Paris and another a former FBI agent in Florida, lend some weight, this tale of assassination plots feels like a stretch even for Epstein’s twisted legacy.
Before he died in 2019, officially ruled a suicide, Epstein was reportedly consumed by paranoia, convinced that forces tied to the Royal Family might come for him. Lownie even claims to have seen FBI files suggesting Epstein’s demise came at the hands of another inmate, not by his own doing—a theory that fuels endless speculation.
Still, painting the Palace as a shadowy cabal out to get him seems more like Epstein’s fever dream than reality, though it does highlight how far his mind had spiraled.
Sarah Ferguson, often caught in the orbit of controversy alongside her ex-husband Andrew, was reportedly gripped by fear over being entangled in Epstein’s mess, according to a report from The Sun earlier in November 2025.
“She was worried about her safety and that of her daughters,” Lownie noted, suggesting this terror might explain why she maintained contact with the notorious predator.
While it’s understandable to fear for one’s family, cozying up to someone like Epstein hardly seems the path to safety—it’s more like dancing on the edge of a volcano.
Now, Sarah is said to be mulling over a TV interview to clear her name and deny any knowledge of Epstein’s vile actions, though her spokesman has stayed mum on the matter.
Andrew, for his part, has consistently denied any wrongdoing, maintaining his innocence amid the swirling allegations and Epstein connections.
Yet, with claims as wild as hired hitmen floating around, one wonders if silence or denial can ever fully distance them from this sordid saga—truth has a way of clawing its way out, no matter how deep it’s buried.