Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Royal Family, Crime, US News, UK News
A harrowing new detail has allegedly come to light, after it was revealed that Sarah Ferguson sent an email to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein describing him as a 'supreme friend'.
Convicted child sex offender Epstein was found hanging in his New York prison cell on 10 August 2019 as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges.
Since then, people have been calling for the so-called 'Epstein Files' to be released, as the belief continues that a little black book of celebrity names is out there somewhere.
And now, the Duchess of York has been thrown into the controversy as it emerged she apologised to the sex offender in April 2011, after publicly disowning him in the media.
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The email stemmed from an interview with the Evening Standard on March 7, 2011, in which Ferguson apologised for accepting £15,000 from Epstein.
She told the publication: “I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment on my behalf. I am just so contrite I cannot say.
“Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again."
A little over a month later, as per PA Media, the duchess sent a message to Epstein, in which she said: “I know you feel hellaciously let down by me. And I must humbly apologise to you and your heart for that."
She added: “You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family. I was advised in no uncertain terms, to have nothing to do with you and to not speak or email you.
“And if I did - I would cause more problems to you, the Duke and myself. I was broken and lost.
“So please understand. I didn’t want to hurt Andrew one more time. I was in over-riding fear. I am sorry.”
And now, the duchess' spokesman James Henderson has said the email was sent 'in the context of advice the duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats'.
Expanding on this in an interview with the Telegraph, he went into the alleged details of the chilling call that prompted Ferguson to send the email.
The financier was reportedly enraged when he heard what Ferguson had said about him and so called the duchess' advisor to threaten legal action.
Lifting the lid on this call, Henderson told the publication: “People don’t understand how terrible Epstein was. I can remember everything about that call.
“It was a chilling call and I’m surprised anybody was ever friends with him given the way he talked to me."
He added: “He said he would destroy the York family and he was quite clear on that. He said he would destroy me.
"He wasn’t shouting. He had a Hannibal Lecter-type voice. It was very cold and calm and really menacing and nasty.”
Henderson claims Ferguson sent off the email after this, panicked by his threats.
As we said earlier, several charities have cut ties with the duchess after the email emerged in the media last week.
In a statement, the Teenage Cancer Trust said: “We have made the decision to end our relationship with the Duchess of York, and as of today she is no longer a patron of Teenage Cancer Trust.
“We have communicated this decision to the Duchess. We would like to thank the Duchess of York for her support.”
The announcement followed similar statements from Wiltshire and Dorset-based children’s hospice Julia’s House, Prevent Breast Cancer, and The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, who all cut ties with the duchess on Monday.
