Born into upper-crust country gentry and married into the British Royal Family , once upon a time, it seemed as though Sarah Ferguson had the world at her feet. So how is it that she ended up befriending one of the most reviled men in recent history? Newly released emails in the latest tranche of Epstein files indicate a disturbingly close bond between the former Duchess of York and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein , whom she referred to in gushing messages as a "legend" and the "brother"