The Palace clarified that Sarah would also no longer be allowed to use the title, Duchess of York. The move marks the latest step in Andrew’s continued retreat from public life, following the fallout from his association with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Alongside her former husband, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson has experienced a steep fall from grace, which has seen her shunned by charities and stripped of her titles

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is out as patron of the children's hospice, Julia's Hospice, after an effusive email she sent to the late Jeffrey Epstein surfaced.