You will be disappointed to learn that applications to become a Freeman (or woman, presumably) of the City of York are now closed, according to the city council’s website. So, if you have an association with that historic and noble and graceful city, and are eager to play a role in the stewardship of “City Strays” (800 acres of green space within its boundaries) and administering “the rights to pasture”, I’m afraid you’re going to be out of luck.

But wait. There may be a vacancy very soon. A week today, a vote is taking place in the council chambers of this ancient, historically significant city to strip the erstwhile Duchess of York, now plain old Sarah Ferguson, of her honorific right to Freedom of the City of York. This is an extraordinary meeting of councillors, in more than one respect. The sole agenda item is whether to revoke Ferguson’s........

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