Prince William and King Charles are reportedly at odds over how to handle Sarah Ferguson following the recent fallout over her emails to Jeffrey Epstein.

The 65-year-old Duchess of York has faced backlash after it emerged that she emailed Epstein in 2011, calling him a “steadfast, generous, and supreme friend” just weeks after publicly vowing to cut ties with him.

A spokesperson for Sarah has insisted the email was sent under pressure, claiming Epstein had threatened to sue her for defamation. At the time, Ferguson had accepted £15,000 from Epstein to settle personal debts, and publicly condemned his involvement in sexual abuse. In a 2011 statement to the Evening Standard, she said: “I personally, on behalf of myself, deeply regret that Jeffrey Epstein became involved in any way with me. I abhor paedophilia and any se,xu,al ab,us,e of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgement on my behalf.”

Yet, weeks later, she sent a private email to Epstein apologizing and referring to him as “a steadfast, generous, and supreme friend” to her and her family.