Overview

• At least seven charities cut ties with the Duchess of York after her 2011 email to Jeffrey Epstein called him a “supreme friend,” with named groups including the Teenage Cancer Trust, Julia’s House, the British Heart Foundation and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.
• Ferguson’s spokesman says she wrote the message under pressure as Epstein threatened legal action, and former aide James Henderson describes a “chilling” call in which Epstein vowed to “destroy the York family.”
• Royal commentators predict Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew are unlikely to appear at the Christmas Day and Easter Sunday services, citing the renewed backlash over Epstein links.
• Virginia Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law urged the removal of Ferguson’s royal title, arguing her position in child-focused causes is untenable following the email’s publication.
• Questions are mounting over future public roles for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and upcoming publications, including Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, are expected to intensify scrutiny of the Yorks.