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Behaving like an duchess while living in a suburb, Bucket's monstrous social-climbing schemes were ultimately doomed to failure - while she battled to maintain her dignity.

A spokesperson for the duchess said it was written to counter Epstein's threat to sue for defamation, and that she regretted any association with him.

There have already been claims that the King and the Royal Family will exclude the duchess from even more public gatherings.

A spokesperson for the duchess - the former wife of the Prince Andrew, the Duke of York - said the email was to counter a threat Epstein had made to sue her for defamation.

The Sun and the Mail on Sunday reported that the email from 2011 was sent weeks after the duchess had publicly distanced herself from the disgraced financier.