Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has withdrawn from public life in Britain as friends reportedly shelter the 'dishevelled' royal following renewed scrutiny over her links to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a Daily Mail columnist on Wednesday, 8 April 2026.
Her name reappeared in newly released US court documents relating to Epstein, the convicted paedophile who died in 2019. Being mentioned in the so‑called Epstein files does not imply criminal wrongdoing, but the renewed attention on her association with him has intensified scrutiny of the former duchess and reopened questions about why she remained close to Epstein even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor in prostitution.
