The Duchess of York’s spokesperson said she sent the letter to “assuage” Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened her with defamation

Just weeks after publicly disowning paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Ferguson wrote him a gushing private message calling him a 'steadfast, generous and supreme friend'.

The email from the Duchess has been revealed days after both the Duke and Duchess made an appearance at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent