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UK Charities Drop Sarah Ferguson After Reported 2011 Email Praising Epstein

Her office says the 2011 message was sent on legal advice in response to alleged defamation threats from Epstein.

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew attend Katharine, Duchess of Kent's funeral in London on September 16, 2025.
FILE - Sarah Ferguson waves the to the crowd was she attends the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, on April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York attend the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Overview

  • At least six charities ended relationships with the Duchess of York on Monday, including Julia’s House, Teenage Cancer Trust, British Heart Foundation, Prevent Breast Cancer, the Children’s Literacy Charity and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.
  • The reported email, dated April 26, 2011 and obtained by the Mail on Sunday, shows Ferguson apologising to Jeffrey Epstein and calling him a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend.”
  • The correspondence came weeks after a March 2011 Evening Standard interview in which Ferguson said she would never have anything to do with Epstein again and apologised for accepting £15,000 from him.
  • A spokesperson for Ferguson said she wrote the message to assuage Epstein after he allegedly threatened a defamation lawsuit, adding that she regretted any association and was taken in by his lies.
  • Some outlets, including the Associated Press, said they had not independently verified the email’s authenticity, and the fallout continued with several book events reported as cancelled.