Seven charities have dropped the Sarah Ferguson as a patron, after an email from 2011 emerged in which she called sex offender Jeffrey Epstein her 'supreme friend'.

Julia's House, a children's hospice, was the first to remove Duchess of York - saying it was 'inappropriate' for her to continue in the role.

A raft of others lined up behind them, and the British Heart Foundation said she would no longer be its ambassador.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says it's likely more charities will follow suit.

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