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The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Jeffrey Epstein ‘threatened to destroy’ Sarah Ferguson before her apology

Sarah Ferguson at the Duchess of Kent's funeral
The duchess described Epstein as a ‘supreme friend’ in April 2011, a month after describing him as a paedophile in an Evening Standard interview. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened to “destroy her” in a “Hannibal Lecter-style” phone call, according to reports.

Sarah Ferguson sent the message in April 2011, describing Epstein as a “supreme friend”, after she had publicly disowned him in the media.

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