Overview

• Children’s hospice Julia’s House ended her patronage, with the British Heart Foundation, Teenage Cancer Trust, Prevent Breast Cancer, the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation and the Children’s Literacy Charity also confirming they had cut ties.
• The Mail on Sunday and The Sun on Sunday published an April 26, 2011 email in which Ferguson apologised to Epstein and called him a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend.”
• The reported message came weeks after a March 7, 2011 Evening Standard interview where she apologised for accepting £15,000 from Epstein and pledged to never have contact with him again.
• A spokesperson for the duchess said the email was sent on advice to placate Epstein after he allegedly threatened to sue her for defamation.
• Some outlets noted they could not independently verify the email’s authenticity, even as charities cited the correspondence in announcing their decisions.