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Duchess of York Could Lose Honorary Freedom of City of York
The City of York council may remove Sarah Ferguson's honorary freedom after charities cut ties following her 2011 email defending convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- York council will debate removing Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York's honorary Freedom after an email described Jeffrey Epstein as a 'steadfast, generous and supreme friend' surfaced.
- After claiming to break contact, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, sent the contested email to counter a defamation threat from Jeffrey Epstein, convicted sex offender jailed for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
- Charities cut ties after the email and earlier payment disclosures as over six charities sever links with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, following her apology for accepting 15,000 from Jeffrey Epstein.
- By late next month a decision on tabling must be taken to reach November's agenda, Claire Douglas, leader of York council, said consideration will be given beforehand.
- Following Prince Andrew's removal, the move sets a local precedent, and historian Andrew Lownie warns Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, that `I think she is running out of lives.
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For historian Andrew Lownie, the Epstein case definitely marks the end of Sarah Ferguson's public career. While the Duchess of York loses one by one his prestigious charitable sponsorships, the expert is unrelenting and invites the mother of Eugénie and Beatrice to "disappear" abroad.

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After the reappearance of compromising emails to Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Ferguson could soon lose an important title.
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