Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew, will no longer be able to use the title Duchess of York, GB News understands.
It follows a statement from the King’s younger brother, where he announced the decision to relinquish his royal titles amid "continued accusations" against him.
Sarah Ferguson, known as Fergie, married Andrew in 1986 but would later divorce in 1996 and share two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Despite their split, Fergie continued to live with Andrew at Royal Lodge and retained the title as Duchess of York.
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However, she will now no longer use the titles – reflecting her long-held decision to avoid the title in professional settings, GB News understands.
Prince Andrew will retain his title as prince, as he remains a son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
As for their daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, will also remain princesses as they are granddaughters of the former monarch.
In a Buckingham Palace statement, Andrew said: "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."
Sarah Ferguson will no longer be able to use the title of the Duchess of York
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"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.
"As I have said previously, I vigorously deny the accusations against me," he concluded.
Andrew's decision comes amid intense public scrutiny concerning his former relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Last weekend, reports emerged that claimed Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein they were "in this together" the day after a picture of him with Virginia Giuffre was published in 2011.
The Duke of York had previously said he severed all communication with the disgraced financier in December 2010.
However, the newly leaked correspondence appeared to show the duke writing to Epstein on February 28, 2011.
In the message, Prince Andrew stated they were "in this together" and would need to "rise above it", suggesting ongoing contact between the pair.
The email cast fresh doubt over the duke’s previous public statements regarding the timeline of his association with Epstein.
The exchange occurred the day following publication of a photograph showing the duke with his arm around Ms Giuffre at Ghislaine Maxwell's London residence.
Fergie and Andrew's daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, will retain their title as princesses
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The photograph in question is of Prince Andrew alongside Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old, taken at the Belgravia home of socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
During his 2019 Newsnight interview with the BBC, the Duke rejected Ms Giuffre's account, stating the London meeting "never happened".
He suggested the image might have been falsified, telling the broadcaster: "Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don't recollect that photograph ever being taken."
In February 2022, Prince Andrew reached a financial agreement to resolve the civil proceedings Ms Giuffre had initiated in the United States, though the Duke did not accept liability.
Andrew has always strongly denied the allegations made against him by Ms Giuffre.
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