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Duchess of York removed as Patron by 5 children’s charities.

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 22-Sept-25 17:14:04

Due to her friendship with Epstein.
The domino effect begins.

RosieandherMaw Mon 22-Sept-25 17:19:05

After reading the demolition job aka that book “Entitled “ about the Yorks, I’m not a bit surprised.
I always thought, ( it seems wrongly) that she’d had a bit of a hard time for being a “breath of fresh air” but her 100% money grubbing and tawdry behaviour (still it seems) has changed my mind.
I suspect they deserve each other - if only the rest of the RF could be spared too.

Smileless2012 Mon 22-Sept-25 17:20:26

Makes sense; who would want someone considered a convicted paedophile was a friend to be involved with a children's charity or any charity.

Ilovedogs22 Mon 22-Sept-25 17:39:32

How can people be so easily taken in? Although I suppose these characters probably emit a superficial charm & as humans we often want to think the best of people. The scales don't fall-off their eyes untill much later!
I hope that I would be immune to such manipulation!
yet, who really knows? 🤔

crazyH Mon 22-Sept-25 17:45:20

I like her ebullience - she really was a breath of fresh air …

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 22-Sept-25 17:52:41

A 6th charity has now removed her.

I do feel sorry for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Not just one - but both parents now. How tawdry.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 22-Sept-25 17:56:43

Epstein and Ghislaine were invited to Beatrice's 18th Birthday Party.

I’m glad the late Queen isn’t around to witness all this.

petra Mon 22-Sept-25 17:58:07

crazyH

I like her ebullience - she really was a breath of fresh air …

Was being the operative word. Now the air isn’t so fresh, more like a stink.

LovesBach Mon 22-Sept-25 18:16:41

It seems Epstein cleared Sarah Ferguson's debts at one time in the past. Such associations are hard to shake off. What a tawdry business. I too feel sympathy for Beatrice and Eugenie; how mortifying to have both parents shown up badly in public.

Isthepopecatholic Mon 22-Sept-25 18:20:00

She and Andrew deserve each other: a pair of grifters.

Anniebach Mon 22-Sept-25 18:40:10

She may well bounce back , several tv interviews , more photographs with the late Queens dogs etc

Usedtobeblonde Mon 22-Sept-25 18:51:35

I read a headline today that the family are “ worried by fragile Fergie”
She didn’t look particularly fragile in photos taken in the last couple of days partying with Tom Parker Bowles , the Queen’s son.
She even seemed fine and smiling at the funeral last week.

vintage1950 Mon 22-Sept-25 18:55:35

She has had cancer, twice, I think. Is rather prone to errors of judgement!

keepingquiet Mon 22-Sept-25 18:55:52

No interest. No sympathy.

Kate1949 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:02:19

Laughing whilst at The Duchess of Kent's funeral didn't look great.

valdavi Mon 22-Sept-25 19:11:41

Smileless2012

Makes sense; who would want someone considered a convicted paedophile was a friend to be involved with a children's charity or any charity.

I don't think he was a convicted paedophile when she addressed him as friend, & I'm pretty sure he didn't go round saying to social acquaintances "you know, I'm likely to go down to posterity as a convicted paedophile, so if you want to distance yourself from me, go ahead..."
Not a Fergie fan, but it makes me exceedingly cross.
Judge people by what they say, what they do, and even, with reservations. by the company they currently keep - but not who was on their friends list decades ago.
It's different for the men, because there's always the possibility they participated in the abuse.

StripeyGran Mon 22-Sept-25 19:12:25

FriedGreenTomatoes2

A 6th charity has now removed her.

I do feel sorry for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Not just one - but both parents now. How tawdry.

Reckon they'll be just fine and dandy.

ferry23 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:29:05

If just a fraction of what is written in "Entitled" is true, Eugenie and Beatrice are not so white as white. Gifts of expensive jewellery, parties and even weddings paid for via Middle East connections. But look at their role models.

A lot of things that have happened in the past decade or so (including the current Mandelson scandal) start to make a lot more sense when you read the book. A lot of dots begin to join up and they don't paint a pretty picture for any of the Yorks.

Kate1949 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:30:47

Wasn't Epstein first convicted in 2008? I thought Fergie's email was after that. She told him she only said she had cut off toes with him to protect her book deal.

Kate1949 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:31:56

Ties not toes although.........

valdavi Mon 22-Sept-25 19:37:35

....she does have a history with toes!

eazybee Mon 22-Sept-25 19:39:33

She just seems to lurch from debt crisis to crisis, and never seems to be able to control her money.
Oh dear.

ferry23 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:40:48

valdavi

....she does have a history with toes!

Lol

Freudian slip there Kate grin

Allira Mon 22-Sept-25 19:50:15

Kate1949

Laughing whilst at The Duchess of Kent's funeral didn't look great.

It certainly didn't.
She looked as if she was off on a jolly.

She really has not got a jot of common sense and has $$$£££ in her eyes.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 22-Sept-25 19:54:23

Prince Philip apparently couldn’t stand her. Barred her from all family gatherings after she and Andrew divorced.