Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson removed from multiple charities over Epstein email

Seven charities, including the Teenage Cancer Trust, remove the former wife of Prince Andrew as a patron or ambassador.

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Julia's House, a children's hospice, was the first to remove Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew's ex-wife, saying it was "inappropriate" for her to continue in the role.

The Teenage Cancer Trust, Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, Children's Literacy Charity, National Foundation for Retired Service Animals and Prevent Breast Cancer also announced they had dropped the duchess as patron.

The British Heart Foundation said she would no longer be its ambassador.

A spokesperson for the duchess said she was not commenting on the charities' decisions to end their links with her.