Sarah Ferguson changes her social media accounts to remove Duchess of York title after sanctions

Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 20/10/2025

- 17:09

It comes as all references to the Duke of York have been axed from the official Royal Family website

Sarah Ferguson has changed her social media accounts to remove any mention of the Duchess of York title after it was revealed she would cease using it in public.

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife have been engulfed in scandal over the past few weeks, culminating in an official statement on October 17 confirming they would no longer use their royal titles.


As a result, Sarah now no longer uses her "SarahTheDuchess" handle on her X and TikTok accounts.

The 66-year-old has changed her username to "sarahMFergie15", with Fergie being a well-known nickname for her maiden name, Ferguson.

Prince Andrew's statement read: "In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family.

"I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.

"I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life. With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further.

"I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.

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Sarah Ferguson changes her social media accounts to remove Duchess of York title after sanctions

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"As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me."

The Royal Family's official website has also been updated to reflect the loss of Andrew's dukedom and other honours over the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal.

All references to the Duke of York have been axed from royal.uk.

The King's younger brother is now referred to solely as Prince Andrew throughout.

Sarah Ferguson X profile

Sarah Ferguson's X profile no longer contains the words 'Duchess of York' in her name

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X / SARAH FERGUSON

Today, the royal.uk website reads: "On 13 January 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that, with Queen Elizabeth II's approval and agreement, Prince Andrew’s military affiliations and Royal patronages would be returned to Her late Majesty, and The Prince would not return to public duties.

"Prior to stepping back from public life, Prince Andrew undertook a wide range of public work, with a strong economic and business focus."

Prince Andrew still officially holds his dukedom, as an Act of Parliament is required for its removal.

However, Andrew and Sarah will no longer publicly use the titles in any of their endeavours.

Sarah Ferguson TikTok profile

Sarah Ferguson's TikTok profile has been changed to remove mention of her former title

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TIKTOK / SARAH FERGUSON

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing calls to pass a law which will allow Parliament to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom.

Stephen Flynn, the SNP leader in Westminster, told The Telegraph: “I won’t sit silent – if an act of Parliament is required.”

He added: “There can be no justification from this Labour Government as to why that is not immediately happening.”

A Labour MP and former shadow cabinet minister, who asked not to be named, also called for Prince Andrew to lose his dukedom via an act of Parliament.

The MP said: “I do think he ought to be stripped of all titles.”

However, Ed Miliband, the Environment Secretary and former Labour leader, said: “I think we’ll be guided by the Royal Family on this.

“I think the Royal Family have said that they didn’t want to take up parliamentary time with this.

“There are lots of other things that Parliament is discussing. I think it’s right [that] he’s given up his titles.”