Andrew Lownie, who wrote a book about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson called Entitled, claimed Epstein spoke to a 'hitman' who was a former British SAS member Andrew and Fergie were nearly the victims of an assassination plot, it has been claimed (Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)

Jeffrey Epstein made plans to hire a hitman to kill Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, a leading Royal author has claimed. British historian Andrew Lownie said the paedophile financier feared the former Duke and Duchess of York could help expose his crimes.

Epstein was found dead in a New York prison cell in 2019 while he was awaiting trial. Lownie, who wrote the book Entitled about Andrew and Sarah , claimed the depraved financier became paranoid before he died.

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