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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Kayleigh Roberts

Sarah Ferguson Made a Big Change to Her Social Media Following the Loss of Her Royal Title

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of Yorks speaks during the Climate Solidarity in the Commonwealth panel at Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions - The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino's on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen).

Last week, amid the continuing fallout related to their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson voluntarily relinquished their royal titles, including as Duke and Duchess of York.

Although Ferguson and Andrew divorced in 1996, she had retained her title as the Duchess of York following the split and referenced the title in various ways across her official social media profiles, perhaps most notably in her handle on X (and formerly on Twitter), where was known as @SarahTheDuchess until changing her username to @sarahMFergie15 following news of the change last week.

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