Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is facing a fresh storm of public and professional backlash after seven charities abruptly severed ties with her in the wake of bombshell revelations about her private correspondence with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The charity confirmed it had informed the Duchess of its decision and scrubbed her name from its website within hours. Your email address: Email Us Get the Newsletter By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy PolicyOther organisations quickly followed. Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, founders of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, said: “We were disturbed to read of Sarah, Duchess of York’s, correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. Virginia Giuffre, who accused Epstein and Ms Maxwell of trafficking her as a teenager, alleged she was assaulted by Prince Andrew on three occasions – allegations he has denied.