Could Sarah Ferguson’s public disgrace topple her royal status forever?

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and a former royal bride, recently found her reputation gone up in flames as a single moment of dishonesty wrecked the image she spent years rebuilding.

While her former husband, Prince Andrew, was forced to abdicate his royal and military honours following a monumentally scandalous entanglement with businessman and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Fergie initially escaped unscathed thanks to a timely damage control.

The lie

In 2011, Sarah Ferguson publicly denounced Jeffrey Epstein after it was discovered that she had financial relations with him.

“I abhor paedophilia,” the Duchess told The London Standard at the time and admitted that she made a “terrible, terrible error of judgment” in the case.

Later in an e-mail however, Fergie “humbly apologised” to the once powerful entrepreneur and reiterated that he was a “steadfast, generous and supreme friend” to her.

The result

As a consequence of the correspondence’s discovery, the Duchess of York has found herself in trouble like never before and it would appear that the damage to her reputation is unsalvageable — for now at least.

She has been dropped by various charities in the wake of her recent scandal, most of which included organisations for children, while her royal future now hangs in the balance.

The future

Though the Duchess has experienced many ebbs and flows regarding her image since joining the royal family, her latest blunder may force her to separate from the Firm with an unprecedented finality.

According to reports, King Charles is now adamant about curtailing her and his brother’s visibility with the family — starting with Christmas this year.

Notably, this decision comes a year from when the Duchess reportedly “saved” the family’s last Christmas by convincing Andrew to stay away from the celebrations.

“The King welcomed Sarah Ferguson at Christmas out of sympathy for her illnesses and to give his beleaguered brother some slack. That’s no longer the case. The King will reportedly insist on a lower profile,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital.

Moreover, it has always been understood that while the King remained increasingly courteous with both the Duke and the Duchess, Prince William is hardly the same man.

Another expert, Hilary Fordwich told Fox that while his majesty’s “reluctance has been on full display”, William “takes a far more appropriate approach to future-proofing the monarchy.”