By Molly Claire Goddard
7:51am PST, Feb 18, 2026
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A source told
Daily Mail that Sarah Ferguson was "smuggled" out of Royal Lodge — from which she was evicted due to her ties to
Jeffrey Epstein — by car while "lying prone on the back seat." It's unclear where the former Duchess of York currently resides.
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Despite their 1996 divorce, Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lived together for decades at Royal Lodge. However, in the wake of more information being released about their connection to Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III stripped them both of their titles and removed them from the estate. "They are both spending a lot of time alone. Andrew rarely goes out and has been padding around the lodge and ranting and muttering," a second source told the publication about their final days at the property. "Andrew and Sarah are leading separate lives — at different ends and on different wings. But they come together quite often for lunch and dinner, and this is where they talk about their futures. They have been heard having some pretty intense conversations about what is going on. Sarah, in particular, is panicking about what comes next and she is not in a good place."
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While it was reported that Sarah Ferguson might move in with
Princess Eugenie or
Princess Beatrice, an insider claimed that's not the case. "Relations are warmer between Ferguson and the couple's daughters, but no offer of permanent accommodation has been extended to their mother," a source told
The Times.
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The U.S. Department of Justice released additional emails between Sarah Ferguson and Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting how close the two were. "You are a legend. I really don't have the words to describe my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness," she wrote in an email to the criminal on January 30, 2010, via
People. "I am at your service. Just marry me."
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In another message from August 3, 2009, Sarah Ferguson wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, "I have never been more touched by a friend's kindness than your compliment to me in front of my girls [Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie]. Thank you, Jeffrey, for being the brother I have always wished for."
