By Molly Claire Goddard
11:12am PDT, Oct 8, 2025
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Princess Eugenie and
Princess Beatrice praised
Sarah Ferguson's philanthropic efforts before numerous charities dropped the Duchess of York over her alleged ties to
Jeffrey Epstein.
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While appearing on a
podcast earlier this year, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice gushed over Sarah Ferguson's altruism. "Beatrice and I, from little, have always gone with mum on all her charity work — and that is so integral to her as a human," Eugenie said. "That was something she's instilled in us from a very early age: to give back. When you feel bad about yourself and the world, you give back to others."
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Charitable organizations shunned Sarah Ferguson after a message she wrote to Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago recently leaked to the press. "The leaked emails are reputational napalm," PR expert
Mark Borkowski said. "When
a children's hospice decides the reputational risk of association outweighs the patronage of a duchess, the verdict is clear. She is toxic. Charities are bellwethers for public trust. If they won't touch her, then publishers, sponsors and producers won't either. This isn't a PR headache."
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Lizzie Cundy, a friend of Sarah Ferguson, claimed the mother of two is distraught. "Sarah is absolutely devastated about losing the charities. Especially the cancer one, she herself had a cancer diagnosis recently, she's absolutely devastated. She's a human being, a mother, she's going through hell," she
said.
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's father,
Prince Andrew, also faced backlash over his alleged friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. "The Yorks are an extremely close-knit family. The disgrace of Sarah Ferguson has followed that of Prince Andrew, who has become an international pariah," royal expert
Richard Fitzwilliams said. "Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie will find their parents'
predicament devastating."
