The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)
December 24, 1995 Sunday, Late Edition
by Rosalind Reines
ONE of the most coveted Christmas invitations in Sydney was last night’s proposed harbour cruise on a 100ft yacht organised by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox. This may have something to do with the guests of honour – Ghislaine Maxwell, the beautiful, feisty 34-year-old daughter of the late disgraced media baron Robert Maxwell, and her millionaire American beau, Jeffrey Epstein, a property developer who is given to zipping around Manhattan in a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit.
They both maintain separate residences on New York’s chic Upper East Side. The couple is on a fleeting visit to Sydney after stopping off in Melbourne and spending some time with the Fox family. They will probably end up spending Christmas on the exclusive Lizard Island.
Among those invited on last night’s cruise were FAI chief Rodney Adler and his wife, Lindy, as well as James
Packer and new girlfriend Deni Hines. Ghislaine, who has distanced herself from her two bankrupted brothers, Kevin and Ian, is said to be a loyal supporter of her late father, Cap’n Bob.
Robert Maxwell’s demise after he disappeared off the decks of his luxury yacht The Lady Ghislaine was not thought to be a hot topic of conversation during last night’s cruise. There are those who think it was bad taste taking Ghislaine out on the harbour at all but as one of the guests pointed out, “you can’t visit Sydney and NOT go out on the Harbour – it’s like going to Paris and avoiding the Eiffel Tower”.
