Last year, Sweden’s Princess Sofia issued not one but two statements about meeting Jeffrey Epstein. They met, according to Sofia and Sweden’s royal palace, a “few times in 2005.” They later clarified that Sofia only met Epstein in “social settings.” The reporting around this was interesting, because it appeared as if Sofia’s mentor Barbro Ehnbom was really trying to put Sofia in front of Epstein around the mid-00s. Ehnbom appears in the Epstein Files, and they seemed to communicate with some frequency. In 2010, Ehnbom likely sent a photo of Sofia to Epstein and Ehnbom gave Epstein an update on what Sofia was up to. To be clear, there’s nothing beyond all of this, at least from what I’ve seen – within the files, Sofia is being spoken of secondhand, she’s not actually in communication with Epstein at any point, nor has anyone confirmed anything beyond the official palace line. Well, Sofia came out this week and spoke to Swedish journalists on the street as she headed to an event.

Sweden’s Princess Sofia has spoken publicly for the first time about reports linking her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying she met him only briefly many years ago. She addressed the matter while attending the Ctrl + Rights Youth Summit in Stockholm, an annual event held in connection with Safe Internet Day that focuses on safe internet use and digital rights for children.

“I met him in a few social contexts. Fortunately, it was just that,” the Princess said on Tuesday, translated from Swedish to English. “When I read about the terrible crimes he committed against young women today, I am grateful that I had no further contact with him afterwards.” She added, “My thoughts go out to all the victims. I hope there will be justice in this.”

The Swedish royal court previously confirmed that Princess Sofia was introduced to Epstein on several occasions during her time in the United States before her marriage to Prince Carl Philip, the son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. In December, the Swedish outlet Dagens Nyheter published emails between Epstein and Swedish financier Barbro Ehnbom suggesting Epstein was introduced to Sofia when she was in her 20s. The evening newspaper Expressen also published a group photo that Ehnbom allegedly sent to Epstein on his birthday in 2008, showing Sofia among four women.

“No one can be expected to remember every person they have encountered throughout their life; however, Princess Sofia recalls meeting Epstein on a few occasions about 20 years ago. We wish to clarify that these meetings took place in social settings, such as at a restaurant and a movie premiere,” the Swedish Royal Court wrote in a statement at the time. “Reports that the Princess received help from Epstein with acting lessons or with a visa to the United States are incorrect. The Princess has never been dependent on him in any way, nor has she had any contact with him for the past 20 years.”

[From Town & Country]

At this point, I think it’s very likely that Sofia narrowly avoided being trafficked to or by Epstein. Whether she got creeped out by him or whether she just had other things going on in her life, she IS lucky to get out of that whole scene. Epstein and his associates were rampantly preying on vulnerable young women and girls throughout the ‘00s, especially immigrants who needed “help” with visas.

👑🇸🇪 La princesa Sofía de Suecia rompe su silencio sobre Jeffrey Epstein: confirma que coincidieron dos veces en 2005. "Gracias a Dios no tuve más relación con él". También ha enviado todo su apoyo a las víctimas del caso | 📽️ Aftonbladet pic.twitter.com/Pgyxz0OcQ4

— Alba Medina (@albammmedina) February 10, 2026

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