Sarah Ferguson's charity, Sarah's Trust, has formally closed down.

The former Duchess of York established the non-profit - which was "dedicated to supporting frontline, grassroots work to address the humanitarian and environmental crisis, the hunger crisis and issues perpetuating cycles of extreme poverty" - in 2020 but in February, the organisation announced it was closing "for the foreseeable future" after new details emerged about its founder's friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And now, Sarah's Trust has officially wound up and has been marked as "removed" on the public register of charities.

It was also listed at Companies House as a "charitable incorporated organisation" but its status is now displayed as "converted/closed".

The charity had announced earlier in the year it was closing "for the foreseeable future" in the wake of the release of millions of documents by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), which included emails that appeared to show the 66-year-old author - whose ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles and patronages as a result of his friendship with Epstein - had remained in contact with the late financier when he was in prison for soliciting sex for a minor.

In September last year, Sarah was dropped as a patron of a number of charities - including The Teenage Cancer Trust, the British Heart Foundation, children's hospice Julia's House, The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the Children's Literacy Charity, and Prevent Breast Cancer - after it was revealed that she referred to Epstein as a "supreme friend" back in 2011.

Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, founders of The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, said in a statement: "Sarah Ferguson has not been actively involved with the charity for some years. She was a patron but, in the light of the recent revelations, we have taken the decision that it would be inappropriate for her to continue to be associated with the charity. We would like to thank her for her kindness and support in the past."

Julia's House said: "Following the information shared this weekend on the Duchess of York's correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, Julia's House has taken the decision that it would be inappropriate for her to continue as a patron of the charity.

"We have advised the Duchess of York of this decision and thank her for her past support."

Elsewhere, Prevent Breast Cancer has confirmed that it's ended its association with the duchess.

The charity added: "We have advised her of this decision and thank her for her past support."

The Duchess described Epstein as a "steadfast, generous and supreme friend" to her in an email sent in April 2011. However, her spokesperson has insisted that she only wrote the note because Epstein - a former financier and child sex offender - had threatened to sue her.

The spokesperson said in a statement: "The duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and as they have always been, her first thoughts are with his victims.

"Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.

"This email was sent in the context of advice the duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats."

Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and stopped using the His Royal Highness (HRH) style in 2022, when his military affiliations and patronages were removed as a result of his links to Epstein. Last October , his royal titles and the HRH honorific were formally removed.