The nonprofit organizations of which the duchess was a patron, ambassador or board member reacted swiftly. Journalists continue to scour court documents and case files for exchanges between Epstein and his wide circle of prominent friends. And she was at the funeral for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, alongside Andrew, and Andrew’s brother King Charles III on Sept. 16. The email published over the weekend has spoiled that progress, royal watchers said. “The Duchess of York’s Epstein links have torpedoed her royal redemption” was the headline in the Telegraph on Tuesday.