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The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has sent a letter of support to Paris Hilton.
The pair have met previously at showbiz parties and the Royal decided to offer her sympathy to Hilton during her stay in jail.
A friend of Ferguson told American magazine People that the Duchess understood the heiress's problems.
She commented: "She knows that you hit obstacles in life and that you can pull out of them."
The Duchess also offered "support and strength, from one mother to another" to Kathy Hilton when they met at a Beverly Hills restaurant, the source added.
Ferguson said she "hopes that some good will come of it, and this is what [she] told them".
Hilton, jailed for a breach of probation conditions, is due to be released on June 25.
