By Molly Claire Goddard
11:54am PST, Jan 12, 2026
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According to
OK!, Sarah Ferguson sent "pathetic" holiday greetings to the royal family after she and her ex-husband,
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, were stripped of her titles due to their friendship with
Jeffrey Epstein. "Sarah has been including apologies in the cards, expressing regret for past events involving the House of York," a source said. "The tone is overly effusive and almost pleading, as though she's trying to smooth over the family's continued tensions."
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"She [Sarah Ferguson] even sent one to
King Charles III and
Queen Camilla. Considering it was Charles who stripped her and Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor] of their royal titles, it just seems embarrassingly desperate and like a better letter," the source said.
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Despite the loss of her title and eviction from Royal Lodge, Sarah Ferguson seems "motivated by a desire to maintain ties within the family, despite them treating her and Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor] like lepers," a royal aide told the publication. "That's what makes this all so mortifying. There is no way back into the royal family for Fergie and she is disgracing herself with these cringey Christmas messages," they said.
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Like Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seems troubled by his new reality. "He's finding it hard to accept the loss of his status. Staff and visitors continue to be deferential, but he still holds on to the notion that he's a prince. Sarah seems to be trying to make up for it in her own way, sending overly personal messages to royals who may not even want them," the source said.
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Sarah Ferguson's attempt to stay in the fold isn't coming off how she hoped. "Sarah has always been warm and personable, but this feels overdone. It reflects the pressure she has been under," a second insider said.
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According to
Ephraim Hardcastle's column in
Daily Mail, many of the Christmas cards sent by Sarah Ferguson read, "I hope we'll meet again."
