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

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

A spokesperson for the duchess says the message was sent to counter a threat Epstein had made to sue her for defamation.

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

Sarah Ferguson urged to ‘come clean about how much money she took from him and whether she paid any back’

The Duke and Duchess of York were seen travelling by Range Rover leaving Royal Lodge at Windsor Castle in Berkshire this morning.

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

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Die Herzogin von York nahm einst Geld von Jeffrey Epstein an. Später distanzierte sie sich öffentlich – versicherte ihm aber in einer E-Mail ihre Freundschaft. Nun wollen mehrere…

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.

She was with the King just last week, but her emails to the paedophile financier now look to have scuppered her return to the fold

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

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.

The Duchess of York's spokesman sensationally claimed that a 'chilling' call from the sex offender financier is why she was fawning over him in leaked correspondence from 2011.