By Katherine Tinsley
3:44pm PDT, Oct 16, 2025
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Princess Eugenie avoided celebrating her mother
Sarah Ferguson's birthday online after the duchess found herself tied to another
Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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Sarah Ferguson reportedly called Jeffrey Epstein a "supreme friend" in an email, resulting in several charities stripping the Duchess of York of her patronages.
Ferguson has taken a step back from her public life and social media after her kind words about Epstein went viral.
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Last year, Princess Eugenie, who has yet to speak about her mom's scandal, celebrated Sarah Ferguson's special day on Instagram.
"Happy birthday to my beautiful momma. So proud of the Grannie you are, the mom you are, and the woman you are," Eugenie wrote. "You're an inspiration, and our endless chats bring me so much happiness and incredible support."
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Sarah Ferguson's comments about Jeffrey Epstein were branded as "inappropriate" by one charity.
"You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family," Ferguson told Epstein. "You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family."
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Sarah Ferguson's spokesperson addressed why their client chose to email Jeffrey Epstein despite claiming she was no longer in contact with him.
"People don't understand how terrible Epstein was. I can remember everything about that call," Ferguson's rep,
James Henderson, said, per
The Guardian. "It was a chilling call, and I'm surprised anybody was ever friends with him given the way he talked to me."
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"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," James Henderson continued. "He had a Hannibal Lecter-type voice. It was very cold and calm and really menacing and nasty."
