(NewsNation) — Several charities have cut ties with Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, after a message surfaced wherein she allegedly referred to Jeffrey Epstein as a "supreme friend."

Ferguson is the former wife of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, whose ties to convicted sex offender Epstein have remained a headache for the royal family.

The duchess's 2011 message, made public on Sunday by two newspapers, was sent weeks after she publicly drew a line between herself and the disgraced financier.

Julia's House, an English children's hospice charity, said Ferguson's correspondence with Epstein was behind the decision: "Julia’s House has taken the decision that it would be inappropriate for her to continue as a patron of the charity. We have advised the Duchess of York of this decision a

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