Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has been dropped as a patron of the children's charity Julia's House. This decision followed the emergence of leaked emails reportedly showing her apologising to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In the 2011 email, Ferguson allegedly called Epstein a "steadfast, generous and supreme friend," despite publicly disowning him weeks prior. Her spokesperson stated the email was sent to "assuage Epstein and his threats," claiming he had threatened to sue her for defamation. Julia's House, a hospice in Dorset and Wiltshire, deemed it "inappropriate" for her to continue in the role, given the information shared. In fullDuchess of York dropped as children’s charity patron over leaked Epstein emailsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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

Duchess had promised convicted sex offender she would never have anything to do with him again

Seven charities, including the Teenage Cancer Trust, remove the former wife of Prince Andrew as a patron or ambassador.

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In the 2011 message obtained by 'The Mail' on Sunday, Sarah Ferguson called Jeffrey Epstein a 'steadfast, generous and supreme friend' and apologized for disowning him.

Duchess of York called convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a ‘supreme friend’ in a 2011 email and apologised for linking him to sex abuse.

Children's charity Julia's House today said it would be 'inappropriate' to stay involved with Sarah Ferguson - and other organisations have swiftly followed suit.

British newspapers published an email that Fergie reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender and financier.

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Britain's Prince Andrew, reportedly was dropped as a patron from several British charities after an email surfaced related to disgraced financier…

La duchessa di York è stata rimossa dal ruolo di madrina di una charity per bambini dopo la diffusione di un’email del 2011 in cui definiva Jeffrey Epstein "un amico supremo"

Children’s hospice Julia’s House announced the move followed by other charities after an email showed Sarah Ferguson had apologised to the convicted paedophile for disowning him

Her links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein seem much harder to resolve than previous mistakes.

The Duchess of York was defended by football WAG Lizzie Cundy, who told of speaking to Fergie amid fall-out from revelations by the Mail on Sunday.

Sarah Ferguson called Epstein a ‘supreme friend’ a month after calling their connection a ‘terrible error of judgement’

Sarah Ferguson has been dropped as a patron from several charities over revelations about her relationship with the convicted paedophile

The Duchess of York's spokesman James Henderson has come to the fierce defence of the royal, saying 'her children will always come first to her'.

The Duchess of York had already been dropped by a string of charities in the UK after her bombshell leaked email to Jeffrey Epstein.

The Duchess, 65, was dropped by seven charities after a fawning email from 2011 to her 'supreme friend' Jeffrey Epstein was leaked to the Mail on Sunday.