US EditionYork Councillors to Vote on Revoking Sarah Ferguson's Freedom of the City
Council will vote on revoking Sarah Ferguson's honorary status amid concerns over her association with Jeffrey Epstein, following her ex-husband's similar title removal in 2022.
- An extraordinary City of York Council meeting on March 26 will consider revoking Sarah Ferguson's Freedom of the City under Section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972 at The Guildhall, York.
- An email published in the Mail on Sunday from 2011 described Jeffrey Epstein as 'steadfast, generous and supreme friend', sent after his 2008 conviction, prompting October proposals, while a spokesperson for the former duchess said it was sent under legal pressure.
- Given in 1987 as a wedding gift, the Freedom of the City honour was awarded to Sarah Ferguson during a visit and is a rare accolade held by Winston Churchill and Dame Judi Dench.
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After Ex-Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson May Lose Prestigious Title
Photo Credit: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images Sarah Ferguson faced another civic setback this week as York councillors prepared to vote on whether she should keep a long-held local honor. The move came nearly 40 years after the title was first given to the Duchess of York as a wedding-era gift. It also followed renewed scrutiny around the former royal couple, with ex-Prince Andrew’s ex-wife now facing a formal review of her Freedom of th…
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Sarah Ferguson may have freedom of City of York stripped by council
She and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were given the honour as a wedding present from York in 1987.
Sarah Ferguson's Freedom of City honour to be taken away after 4 decades
York councillors are preparing to decide next Thursday whether to strip Sarah Ferguson of her Freedom of the City honour nearly four decades after she received it alongside her ex Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during a 1987 visit. The...
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