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Sarah Ferguson stripped of another honour over Epstein ties

York Council cited Ferguson's ongoing ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and published emails as reasons to revoke her 1987 honorary Freedom of the City.

  • On Thursday, the City of York Council voted unanimously to revoke Sarah Ferguson's Freedom of the City honour, which she received in 1987 following her marriage to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
  • Councillors cited Ferguson's ongoing associations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which became widely known after the United States Department of Justice released thousands of documents earlier this year.
  • During the debate, Liberal Democrat councillor Darryl Smalley stated they should not expect recipients to be "best friends of convicted paedophiles," while Labour councillor Anna Baxter argued the honour must reflect York's modern values.
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Sarah Ferguson – just like her ex-husband Andrew – is deep in the Epstein affair. For this reason, she lost not only her royal residence and her status as Duchess, but also her social standing. Since December, her whereabouts have been unknown. Now, the 66-year-old has also lost her highest honorary title in England. On Thursday evening, the City Council of York Fergie unanimously withdrew the honorary citizenship she had held since 1987. Her ex…

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She must no longer call herself Duchess. Now Sarah Ferguson was also deprived of an honorary title due to her entanglements in the Epstein scandal.

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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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