{"id":350821,"date":"2026-03-27T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/350821\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:12:10","slug":"sarah-ferguson-is-stripped-of-yet-another-title-in-appropriate-right-decision-as-her-whereabouts-remain-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/350821\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson Is Stripped of Yet Another Title in “Appropriate,” “Right Decision” as Her Whereabouts Remain Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gist<\/p>\n

The fallout continues surrounding Sarah Ferguson\u2019s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, which was exposed in a January drop of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n

The former Duchess of York surrendered that title last October after receiving it as a wedding present from Queen Elizabeth in 1986.<\/p>\n

On March 26, Sarah had another title removed, the Freedom of the City of York, an honor that was stripped from her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 2022.<\/p>\n

Nearly 40 years after the title was given to her as a wedding present in 1987, Sarah Ferguson<\/a> has been stripped of another title\u2014this one the Freedom of the City of York honor.<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson at Wimbledon on June 30, 2025
Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

The former Duchess of York\u2014who surrendered that title, which she\u2019d held since her 1986 wedding day, in October 2025\u2014had her Freedom of the City of York title taken away after lawmakers voted on March 26 to remove it in the wake of Sarah\u2019s association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah\u2019s ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>\u2014formerly known as Prince Andrew\u2014had the same title revoked back in 2022. Andrew and Sarah were given the titles of Duke and Duchess of York by Queen Elizabeth<\/a> on their July 23, 1986 wedding day; Andrew also surrendered his Duke of York title last October, the same month King Charles<\/a> stripped him of all royal titles and privileges.<\/p>\n

The Freedom of the City of York honor is given to residents who demonstrate notable service, to distinguished people, and to royalty, per The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson in Italy on July 28, 2025
Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

Gwen Swinburn, a member of the public, said of Andrew and Sarah, \u201cEvery day, the phrase \u2018the York family\u2019 appears. Increasingly, it appears as \u2018the disgraced York family,\u2019 not just in the U.K. but all over the world. That is what our city\u2019s name is now attached to. It chips away at the reputation of this city\u2014quietly and repeatedly, by a thousand cuts. If you remove the Freedom of the City, you remove one of those cuts, but you leave the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Claire Douglas, the York council leader who proposed the motion to remove Sarah\u2019s honor, said that removing it from Sarah \u201cwas appropriate. This was the right decision to take to maintain the integrity and standing of this important York honor.\u201d Councilor Darryl Smalley added, per The Times<\/a>, \u201cWe don\u2019t expect recipients of York\u2019s highest honor to be saints. We simply do not want them to be best friends of convicted pedophiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson in Cannes, France on July 17, 2025
Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

When Sarah was awarded the honor 39 years ago in 1987, The Times reported that it was a ceremony attended by roughly 200,000 people. Other notable recipients of the honor include Sir Winston Churchill and Dame Judi Dench.<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson on September 16, 2025
Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

In the wake of the January drop of the Epstein files that mentioned Sarah numerous times, her whereabouts remain unknown. She has been thought to be everywhere from the French Alps to the United Arab Emirates to wellness spas in both Switzerland and Ireland.<\/p>\n

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