By Molly Claire Goddard
7:08am PST, Dec 23, 2025
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According to
Ephraim Hardcastle's column in
Daily Mail, Sarah Ferguson — who usually sends a joint Christmas greeting alongside her ex-husband,
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — issued a "rather gushing personalized apology" to The Firm in her own personal card.
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Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were stripped of her titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, effectively banishing them from their usual social circles. "I hope we'll meet again," the 66-year-old's Christmas card read, hinting at her past life.
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As Sarah Ferguson tries to spread holiday cheer, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is keeping to himself. "He is struggling to come to terms with his loss of status and Royal Lodge staff and visitors must still tug the forelock. Some don't realize he still thinks he's a prince," a source told
Daily Express.
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After Sarah Ferguson's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed, the mother of two issued an apology. "The Duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago and as they have always been, her first thoughts are with his victims. Like many people, she was taken in by his lies," the statement from her representative read. "As soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations against him, she not only cut off contact but condemned him publicly, to the extent that he then threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with pedophilia. She does not resile from anything she said then. This email was sent in the context of advice the Duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats."
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Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were not invited to Christmas at Sandringham, leaving their daughters,
Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie, scrambling over what to do. A source told
The Sun that their eldest child plans to "avoid embarrassment" by spending the day skiing with her husband,
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and friends instead. The 35-year-old will allegedly stay in Portugal with her family and husband,
Jack Brooksbank.
