Sarah Ferguson she will feel no guilt whatsoever over her friendship with Epstein, the businessman who was convicted of sex crimes and committed suicide in prison in 2019. Somehow, the former duchess will think she has been unfairly burdened by the scandal that brought the businessman to court and ended the public life of her ex-husband and ex-Prince Andrew. Now Sarah has to think about her future, about her new life after leaving the palace and home where she lived for twenty years, Royal Lodge. The big, relatively sudden change that the tabloids thought would actually happen “thrown into panic”.
“My best friend”
Last September, The Sun and the Mail on Sunday published an email, dated April 2011, allegedly written by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, to a pedophile. Jeffrey Epstein. In this message, as the BBC remembers, Sarah would greet the businessman by calling him “my faithful, generous, and supreme friend”apologize “humbly” for having distanced himself from her, publicly, in the previous weeks. However, a spokesperson for the Duchess quickly explained that the email was sent to avoid Epstein’s alleged threat to sue Ferguson for defamation. In a March 2011 interview with the Evening Standard, Andrea’s ex-wife stated that she was the one who committed the crime. “huge error of judgement” accepted the man’s friendship and the fifteen thousand pounds he gave him to pay off some debts. “Pedophilia scares me”Sarah said again, trying to redeem her reputation.
No more patronage or television programming
Despite justification following the publication of the emails, several charities, including Julia’s House children’s hospital, as People points out, revoked permission. protection in Ferguson. Not only that, Andrea’s ex-wife, as reported by the Daily Mail at the end of October 2025, is a regular guest on the ITV programs “This Morning” and “Loose Women”. However, British television networks apparently decided to remove him precisely because of his ties to Epstein. “There are high expectations for him”a source revealed, “…Fergie did a lot with ITV for a while and was always part of the group…but not any more. Fergie will no longer be with ITV. There are no current plans, nor will there be any in the future. He is now done with the channel.”
Cannot be represented
An email sent to Epstein changed Sarah Ferguson’s fate in a matter of hours, causing her to break up with her ex-husband. Steps taken by Charles III towards his brother, in fact, they also overwhelmed him, driving him into oblivion and completely isolating him. Of course Virginia Giuffre’s alleged abuse and harassment of former Duke of York Andrea and those questionable life choices had a strong impact on Sarah’s fate. However, the message will convince the royal family that the former duchess cannot be saved or defended in any way.
“House of Cards”
Now ex-wife Andrew Mountbatten Windsor he will find himself faced with a question that contains both many expectations and many unknowns: “What should I do with my life?”. The Mirror, interpreting this moment of great uncertainty, wrote: “Without a home, job and money, Sarah Ferguson has some big decisions to make”. A step that the former duchess probably hoped would be postponed as long as possible or even unnecessary at all. Instead, the tabloid continued, “Within a few weeks its existence collapsed like a house of cards”. According to insiders, Sarah and Andrea are preparing to leave the Royal Lodge permanently. The former prince is expected to move to one of the houses located in the Sandringham area, but it seems Fergie will not follow suit. An insider explained to The Sun: “Sarah still thinks Andrea is a good person and will always support her, but she knows the future is far from her.”
Without a companion
The sudden fall of the kingdom of Olympus, let’s call it that, will shock Sarah, making her face her deepest fears. An insider revealed to Sun that the former duchess will be just that “Afraid”in particular, the idea of having to live without a companion. In fact, if he really didn’t follow Andrea, he would have to provide her protection alone. However, her ex-husband’s situation is a little more complicated: Andrea loses the right to taxpayer-paid security in 2022. However, after that date, it will be Queen Elizabeth and King Charles who will personally fund her security services. In addition, the Royal Lodge is located in Windsor, a royal estate, therefore it is protected by guards. In contrast, Sandringham, where the former Duke will move, is privately owned royal family. This meant Charles III would decide the methods and limits of spending on security and Andrea would have no choice but to adapt.
Fergie “panicked”
According to the latest rumors from The Sun, Sarah and Andrea apparently faced the disaster in different ways. Both will occupy two opposite wings Royal Cottage and they will spend a little time together. In fact, a former prince “He rarely goes out and wanders around the residence complaining and muttering”said a source. It was almost as if he had become a ghost to himself. Sarah, on the other hand, spent her evenings with her friends and staff at a bar called “The Doghouse”, behind the royal residence, trying to “escape”for at least a few hours, from the situation he experienced. “While He’s There”continued the insider, “receiving advice on what to do next”. The former duchess will find great comfort in her team: “Sarah…is panicking about what’s going to happen. This isn’t a good time for her. Luckily…she still has some co-workers who really respect her and she relies on their support.”. However, there are also some brief brackets for comparison with the former prince: “Andrea and Sarah live separate lives…but they see each other quite often for lunch or dinner and that’s when they talk about their future.”. A conversation between the two will occur “intense” and they would vent all the disappointment of the former duchess, who couldn’t accept what happened.
“On the verge of crisis”
Sarah can also rely on her daughters for help daughters Beatrice and Eugeniewhat they will become “Very worried” and his older sister Jane, “came to visit…from Australia to provide moral support”said the Sun source. But nothing was enough to convince him. According to royal expert Phil Dampier, quoted by the Mirror, Sarah Ferguson would be like that too “on the verge of a nervous breakdown”. This constant state of anxiety, fear, and perhaps anger was due to the fact that Sarah would consider herself, as Sun insiders say, “not guilty”. A kind of collateral victim of the Epstein scandal. A questionable opinion for many people. Biographer Andrew Lownie told the tabloid that for Fergie, “very involved” in this terrible problem, the only possibility of redeeming oneself, at least in part, is by doing “statement… regarding your relationship with (Epstein)” and supporting the man’s victim and the investigation into the abuse.
“Dark Force”
Sarah will be afraid of the future that awaits her, of courseexcommunication real and social, but also from something less obvious and decidedly more sinister that does not concern him directly: “(Fergie) is afraid especially of Andrea”an insider told The Sun, “because he knows he is at the center of the Epstein scandal. He talks about ‘dark forces’ that could target him”. It’s impossible to know what the former royal meant, and where the alleged threat came from. It could be a real fear, or it could be a fear generated by a difficult moment Sarah is experiencing. The coming months will be no less difficult: according to the Express and Mirror, Andrea could spend next Christmas alone, while Sarah will consider accepting the invitation of some of her friends abroad.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, however, would be invited by Charles III to Sandringham. After the Holidays, the former Dukes of York will have to leave the Royal Lodge and start again, perhaps also having to deal with their consciences.
