Sarah Ferguson will no longer be known as the Duchess of York following the string of Epstein scandals. It comes has Prince Andrew relinquishes his own royal titles.
Sarah, 65, has recently come under fire following new revelations about an email that she had sent to Epstein in 2011 – after his release from jail following child sex offences.
Since the latest revelation, many charities associated with Sarah have dropped her as patron, including The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, Prevent Breast Cancer and Teenage Cancer Trust. In the email from 2011, Sarah can be seen issuing an apology for disassociating herself from her “supreme friend” when it had emerged that he had bailed her out financially.
It has since been claimed that she had only done so to save her career as a children’s author.
Prior to sending the emails, Sarah said in an interview that her involvement with Epstein had been a “gigantic error of judgment”.
A spokesperson said that Sarah had only sent the emails after Epstein – who took his own life in prison in 2019 – made threats to sue her.
They said: “The Duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and as they have always been, her first thoughts are with his victims. Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
“As soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations against him, she not only cut off contact but condemned him publicly, to the extent that he then threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with paedophilia.”
Prince Andrew has decided to give up his Duke of York title, it has been confirmed.
The most prominent scandal for the 65-year-old, who stepped down from royal duties in 2019, is his friendship with Epstein.
Reports have recently emerged that Andrew lied about when he cut contact with Epstein and further details of his dealings with an alleged Chinese spy have dominated newspaper headlines.
