Although Epstein was convicted in 2008 for involving underage girls in prostitution, Ferguson continued to actively correspond with him. "You are just a legend!" one of her letters dated 2010 reads. "I simply have no words to express my love and gratitude for your generosity and kindness." During the same period, Epstein boasted to an acquaintance that Ferguson had promised to invite him for tea at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle. In the correspondence, her daughters — Princess Beatrice and Eugenie — are also mentioned. In particular, she told Epstein that her daughter went on a "sex weekend." In another letter, Ferguson thanked the financier for the kindness shown to Beatrice and Eugenie. "You are the brother I always dreamed of," she wrote to Epstein, who was then under house arrest. In 2009, Ferguson pleaded with the financier to urgently lend her £20,000, which she lacked to pay for her rented apartment. The Guardian claims that, apparently, Epstein repeatedly helped her financially and once gave £15,000 to settle business debts. American financier Jeffrey Epstein created a criminal network that engaged in the sexual exploitation of underage girls. Among others, he maintained close ties with U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, film producer Harvey Weinstein, actor Kevin Spacey, and billionaire Bill Gates. Some girls who became victims of Epstein later admitted that they were forced to have sex with Prince Andrew.