By Katherine Tinsley
3:30pm PST, Jan 5, 2026
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Dame
Jenni Murray interviewed Sarah Ferguson three years into her marriage, and she could tell the ex-duchess wasn't enjoying things.
"It became apparent quickly that I was talking to a lonely, deeply unhappy woman who made no secret — privately, but not on tape — of her concerns about her husband," Murray told
Saga Magazine.
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"She was never asked to join his travels," Jenni Murray continued. "She was alone with the child and always wondered what he was up to and with whom."
At the time, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was focused on his naval career, which resulted in Sarah Ferguson being home alone with her two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
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Despite their split, Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lived together at Royal Lodge, but things are quickly changing for the duo. King Charles III kicked Mountbatten-Windsor out of his royal estate due to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. In the past, Ferguson often defended her ex-husband against critics, but she is seemingly taking a step back from protecting him.
"I am surprised that it seems Sarah and Andrew are now going their separate ways. I thought they were joined at the hip, even though no longer in a romantic relationship," royal correspondent Jennie Bond told The Mirror.
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"Sarah [Ferguson] has always been so fiercely loyal to Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor], defending him even in the face of the most sordid allegations," Jennie Bond continued. "Perhaps she no longer believes him, or perhaps Andrew now wants to be on his own."
