Category Archives: Sarah Ferguson

What’s next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson?

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Former duchess has stood by the former prince through waves of allegations and has yet to comment on his arrest

While the spotlight has been on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his arrest has prompted questions about what is next for his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

Ferguson, known by the tabloids as Fergie, married the then prince Andrew in 1986 and was divorced from him 10 years later after an alleged affair with an American financial adviser. It was one of multiple scandals in the 1990s and 2000s involving the former duchess, who was widely considered an embarrassment to the royal family.

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Jeffrey Epstein ‘threatened to destroy’ Sarah Ferguson before her apology

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Duchess’s then spokesperson recalls disgraced financier’s ‘Hannibal Lecter-style’ phone call after she disowned him

The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein after he threatened to “destroy her” in a “Hannibal Lecter-style” phone call, according to reports.

Sarah Ferguson sent the message in April 2011, describing Epstein as a “supreme friend”, after she had publicly disowned him in the media.

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Prince Andrew joins Charles and Camilla for Easter Sunday service

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Duke of York attends royal family’s traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle with Sarah, Duchess of York

The Duke of York has appeared at the Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle with King Charles, days after it emerged that an alleged spy helped him write birthday letters to China’s president.

Prince Andrew arrived at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the princess royal, as well as his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Anne’s husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

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Duchess of York recuperating after surgery for breast cancer

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Sarah Ferguson told by doctors her prognosis is good after routine mammogram revealed disease

The Duchess of York has had surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer, her spokesperson has said.

, Sarah Ferguson, 63, was given the news at a recent routine mammogram screening.

“She was advised she needed to undergo surgery which has taken place successfully,” her spokesperson said.

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‘I returned a changed man’: Prince Andrew deletes Falklands war post

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Duke of York wrote about his experience in the conflict in a post on his ex-wife’s Instagram account that was quickly deleted

The Duke of York said he returned from the Falklands war “a changed man” in a piece posted to his ex-wife’s Instagram account.

Andrew, who reached a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in a civil sexual assault case a few weeks ago, wrote more than 700 words about his experience in the Falklands.

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Prince of Wales visits his father Prince Philip in hospital

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Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital in London on Tuesday after feeling unwell

The Prince of Wales has visited his father the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital.

Philip, 99, was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital in London on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure after feeling unwell and walked unaided into the medical centre.

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Duchess of York’s first novel to be published by Mills & Boon

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Sarah Ferguson says historical tale Her Heart for a Compass is inspired by experiences in her own life

The Duchess of York has landed a book deal with the romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon, revealing that she “drew on many parallels from my life” for the historical tale.

Sarah Ferguson’s debut novel, Her Heart for a Compass, will be released in August and tells a fictional account of the life and love story of her great-great-aunt, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott.

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High society to hideaway arrest: Ghislaine Maxwell’s dramatic fall

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For years she was at the centre of a web of influence but this week Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend will appear in a New York court

For a party girl with no parties left to attend, Ghislaine Maxwell’s 20-mile journey from her mountain hideaway in Bradford, New Hampshire, to Merrimack county jail was the brutal, cinematic finale to a social highlife that stretched across decades and continents.

Taken by surprise at 8.30am last Thursday, and accompanied by officers from at least six US law enforcement agencies, the 58-year-old was taken to the medium-security facility and later arraigned via audio-only video conference, accused of luring underage girls, one as young as 14, for her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

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Theatre firm made ‘unexplained’ loans to Sarah Ferguson, court told

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Shareholder owed £2.5m wants administrators brought in at firm now chaired by Lord Grade

Unexplained personal and business loans to the Duchess of York of more than £500,000 from an entertainment investment company were a “matter for investigation,” a high court judge has been told.

Gate Ventures loaned Sarah Ferguson at least £287,577 personally, and loaned £232,003 to Ginger & Moss, her upmarket tea, dinnerware and jewellery venture, court documents showed.

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