Overview

• Children’s hospice Julia’s House ended Ferguson’s patronage, calling it inappropriate for her to continue following the email’s disclosure.
• Prevent Breast Cancer, the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, and the Teenage Cancer Trust said they would cut ties, and the British Heart Foundation said she will no longer serve as an ambassador.
• The 2011 message, sent weeks after a public distancing, apologized to Epstein and called him a loyal, generous and great friend.
• A spokesperson told the BBC the email was intended to placate Epstein after he threatened a defamation lawsuit over her interview linking him to child abuse.
• The correspondence was first reported by The Sun and Mail on Sunday and has renewed scrutiny of the Yorks’ connections to Epstein.