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"Lucky escape" for Winston Churchill's great-granddaughter on Epstein's notorious island

One of Princess Diana's younger bridesmaids detailed her "very lucky" escape after she was a guest on Jeffrey Epstein's island.

Clementine Hambro took two flights on Epstein's jet, including one dubbed the Lolita Express.

On both occasions, she had been at Epstein's luxury homes where he spent many years abusing young girls.

She also was at Epstein's Island Little St James in the US Virgin Islands, which was dubbed by locals as Paedo Island.

Miss Hambro, a great-granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, said she has been "completely horrified" by the revelations about the financier’s conduct and her "heart breaks for all the survivors".

The now-married mother of four said she did not suffer or witness any abuse, but added that she hopes the victims "get the justice they so deserve".

She issued a statement after flight logs, which were released as part of court documents, revealed that she flew on the jets to Epstein's visits to his ranch in New Mexico as well as the island.

She made the trips back in 1999, where she was a 23-year-old employee at Christie's auction house in New York.

In a statement last night, Miss Hambro said: "The first flight was a work trip with female colleagues to look at Epstein’s new home in Santa Fe to discuss what art he was going to buy.

"The second trip, to Little St James, was a personal invitation, which I thought would be fun to accept, but I didn’t know anyone there, didn’t really enjoy myself, and never went back. My heart breaks for all the survivors, now I know what happened on that island.

"In the course of those two trips, I was not abused, nor did I see anyone abused, or anything untoward happen, with minors or otherwise. I have been completely horrified about the revelations of his conduct since then. I was clearly very lucky, my heart goes out to those who were abused by him, and I trust they get the justice they so deserve."

She also apologised for being "young and naive".

"I was young and naive, and could not conceive of what was to unfold."

She only travelled on the jets when leaving his homes, according to the logs. It is not known how she arrived at the ranch and the island.

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