Prince Andrew may have been stripped of his Royal
Highness title, but his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will remain a duchess.
Friends made clear last night that she will continue to be known as
Sarah, Duchess of York despite her former husband being cast out
of the Royal Family.
One of her associated said: ‘That has been her title since their divorce
and that is how it will stay. Andrew is still the Duke of York, so it is not an
issue.’
Andrew became Duke of York, a title traditionally granted to the
monarch’s second son, on his marriage to Fergie in 1986. It is a title of
particular significance as it was held by both the Queen’s father, George VI,
and her grandfather, George V.
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| Prince Andrew may have been stripped of his Royal Highness title, but his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will remain a duchess. Pictured The couple together at Royal Ascot in 2015 |
The duchess, 62, is allowed to continue styling herself as Sarah,
Duchess of York until she marries someone else, at which point she would lose
her title.
The couple’s daughters, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and HRH
Princess Eugenie will keep their Princess and Royal Highness titles. Although
they tend to be known as Beatrice and Eugenie York in their professional lives,
their royal titles are always used in official bulletins such as the Court
Circular.
Sarah Ferguson’s Twitter identity is SarahTheDuchess and she
has often used her title on the cover of books she’s written.
She has also frequently been styled Sarah, Duchess of York while
promoting her books and other products around the world.
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| The couple’s daughters, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and HRH Princess Eugenie will keep their Princess and Royal Highness titles |
Another of her friends said: ‘Sarah has absolutely no intention of
shrinking away from the limelight. Why should she? She and her daughters have
done nothing wrong and they believe Andrew 100 per cent that he has done
nothing wrong either.’
Despite divorcing in 1996, Sarah and Andrew are so close that they share
Royal Lodge, the Queen Mother’s former home, on the Windsor estate, and
regularly visit the Queen together at Windsor Castle.
