Sarah Ferguson was brought down by charities in the United Kingdom after Jeffrey Epstein mentioned e -mail in the British press.

On Monday, a number of charities cut ties with Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew, after the British newspapers published an email he wrote to the late convictive perpetrator Jeffrey EpsteinHe described it as “the highest friend.”

Julia House, a children’s hospital, said that the reported correspondence made it inappropriate for Fergson, also known as the Duchess of York, to remain a sponsor. A Ferguson spokeswoman said that she sent an email on the advice of her lawyer after she threatened Epstein to sue her to link her to sexual assault in a media interview, according to the British Press Association.

The charity said: “In the wake of the information that participated in the end of this week on the correspondence of the Duchess of York with Jeffrey Ibcchin, we made a decision that it would be inappropriate for it to continue as a sponsor of the charity.

A charitable organization was a food allergy, which is the Natasha Sensitory Research Foundation, and the Prevention of Breast Cancer, among the charities that reduced relations in light of the last revelation.

“We felt annoyed to read Sarah, the Duchess of York, correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein,” said Nadim and Tania Edennan, founders of the Food Sensitivity Corporation in a statement. “Sarah Ferguson did not actively participate in the charity for several years. She was a sponsor, but in light of the recent disclosure, we made a decision that it would be inappropriate for her to continue to be accompanied by the charity. We would like to thank her for her kindness and support in the past.”

As the Teenage Cancer Trust, which had been linked to Ferguson 35 years ago, as a sponsor.

Email to 2011 was referred interview With the standard evening newspaper, in which she apologized for accepting 15,000 pounds from Epstein.

Ferguson said in the interview: “I suffer from children with sexual assault and any sexual abuse and I know this is a mistake in the ruling on behalf.

But the next month, Ferguson sent an email to Epstein, “I apologized modestly” for linking him to sexual assault, saying, “I was always a steadfast, generous and higher friend and my family.” I mentioned During the weekend.

The Associated Press independently could not confirm that the email is authentic.

Epstein He died due to suicide In 2019 while he was being held against federal sex trafficking.

The story comes less than a month after Andrew criticized himself for staying in contact with Epstein for five years longer than the claim previously.

Email correspondence that was leaked between Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak indicated that the prince was in contact with Epstein in late 2015, the Times of London newspaper I mentioned. Andrew BBC said In 2019, he stopped contacting Epstein in December 2010, after the late disorganized financier acknowledged that he was guilty of sexual crimes in Florida.

Andrew and his ex -wife faced a series of scandals amid fears that the prince tried to benefit from his royal situation.

Forced to do so Surrender All royal duties and charitable roles after the 2019 interview with the BBC, in which he criticized his attempt to reduce his links with Epstein and failed to show sympathy with his victims. Last year, it turned out that the suspected Chinese spy had developed close ties with Andrew, which raised concerns about the efforts made to put an unjustified effect on the other royal family members.