United Kingdom, Sept. 22 -- Sarah, Duchess of York has been dropped as a patron of several charities following the emergence of an email sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

The 65-year-old duchess has been dropped as a patron of The Teenage Cancer Trust, the British Heart Foundation, children's hospice Julia's House, The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the Children's Literacy Charity, and Prevent Breast Cancer, after it was revealed that she referred to Epstein as a "supreme friend" back in 2011.

Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, founders of The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, said in a statement: "Sarah Ferguson has not been actively involved with the charity for some years. She was a patron but, in the light of the recent revelations, w...