Overview

• The Teenage Cancer Trust ended her 35-year patronage as Julia’s House, Prevent Breast Cancer, the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the Children’s Literacy Charity and the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals cut ties, and the British Heart Foundation removed her as an ambassador.
• Media published a 2011 message in which she told Epstein he had been a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend,” appearing to apologise weeks after publicly disowning him.
• Spokesman James Henderson says Epstein issued a menacing call threatening to “destroy the York family,” and he maintains the email was sent on legal advice to defuse legal and reputational threats.
• A friend, Lizzie Cundy, told TV audiences Ferguson felt fearful and tried to appease Epstein, while reiterating her regret over any association with him.
• Outlets also highlighted 2010 photos placing Ferguson near Epstein’s staff, PR analysts warned of severe reputational and financial fallout, and there has been renewed pressure on the royal household without new palace sanctions announced.