Sarah Ferguson has been dealt another blow amid continued fallout over her association with Jeffrey Epstein, with a plaque honouring her charitable work removed from display near Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
The plaque's removal was reported by People, citing The Daily Mail. It once signified that the former Duchess of York had opened a "Homes from Home" location near the hospital - a programme run by The Sick Children's Trust that provides families with accommodation while their children are in hospital. The plaque stated that Ferguson opened the location in 1990, when she was still a working royal and married to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew.
Photographs of the site show that the plaque's removal left behind an outline and two holes in the brick wall where it had once been placed - a stark visual symbol of how far Ferguson has fallen from public grace.
Ferguson has kept a low profile for much of 2026. She spent time outside the UK, including stops in Switzerland and Austria, before returning to Britain at the end of August. The plaque removal is the latest in a long series of honours and associations withdrawn from both Ferguson and her former husband as the Epstein scandal continues to haunt them.
Both Andrew and Ferguson surrendered their respective Duke and Duchess of York titles in October 2025, before Andrew was stripped of all of his royal titles and privileges that same month. In early February 2026, the former couple moved out of their shared home, Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate, where they had lived together since 2008 despite divorcing in 1996.
Andrew moved to the Sandringham estate, where he was arrested on his 66th birthday on February 19, 2026. The arrest marked an unprecedented collapse from privilege to criminal investigation for a member of the British royal family.
Virginia Giuffre's allegations of sexual abuse when she was a minor led to a 2022 settlement reportedly worth millions, and newly released Epstein files have revealed emails from February 2011 showing continued contact between Andrew and Epstein despite Andrew's longstanding claim that he ended the friendship in 2010. In the emails, Andrew wrote "Keep in close touch" and assured Epstein: "We are in this together."
The plaque's removal underscores how institutions that once courted royal association are now distancing themselves. For Ferguson, who built a post-royal career as an author and charity figure, each withdrawn honour chips away at the public identity she spent decades rebuilding. Neither Ferguson nor The Sick Children's Trust has publicly commented on the removal.