Sarah Ferguson has not been seen publicly for months.
But whereas rumours swirl concerning the former duchess’s whereabouts and whether or not she is considering a tell-all interview, there are mounting calls for her to give evidence regarding her hyperlinks to Jeffrey Epstein.
US lawmakers have repeatedly referred to as for her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to reply questions on his hyperlinks to the late American financier and intercourse offender. Now Ferguson is being urged to do the identical.
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the House Oversight Committee investigating the dealing with of Epstein’s prosecution, stated he now believed she had “information related to the investigation”.
“Sarah Ferguson should give sworn testimony to our committee,” he stated.
There isn’t any authorized mechanism to compel Ferguson to testify within the US.
But Subramanyam advised the BBC that lawmakers could be “happy to work out terms that work for her”, so long as she was beneath oath.
Ferguson’s representatives declined to remark.
Subramanyam’s calls had been echoed by Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, who urged anybody with info of wrongdoing by Epstein and his associates to cooperate so as to guarantee justice for the survivors.
“If Ferguson or any member of their family has such information, our responsibility is to follow the facts wherever they lead,” she advised the BBC.
The household of distinguished Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre additionally stated they “strongly believed” the previous Duchess of York ought to go to the US to reply questions.
“If Ferguson knows anything, she should testify in the United States immediately,” a consultant for Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts advised the BBC.
