Sarah Ferguson apologised to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein for disowning him and called him a “supreme friend” because he threatened to sue her, her spokesman says. The message, reported by The Sun newspaper, showed the duchess “humbly apologised” to Epstein for linking him to paedophilia in the media, labelling him “steadfast” and “generous”. “Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again.”A month later, the duchess sent an email from her private account to the sex offender, apologising. Credit: Julian Finney / Getty ImagesSarah Ferguson wrote to Jeffrey Epstein calling him a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend”. I am sorry.”The duchess’s spokesman said Epstein had threatened to sue her for defamation after associating him with paedophilia.