The Duchess of York sent Jeffrey Epstein an apology email after he reportedly threatened to destroy her familySarah, Duchess of York, sent an apology email to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened to “destroy” her family in a “chilling call”, it has been reported. The duchess sent the message in April 2011, describing Epstein as a “supreme friend”, after publicly disowning him in the media. According to the outlet, Mr Henderson said: “People don’t understand how terrible Epstein was. “He said he would destroy the York family and he was quite clear on that. It was 14 years ago and everyone will do what they have to do to protect their family.