NEED TO KNOW
- September 25, 2025: Sarah Ferguson is last photographed at the Royal Lodge
- December 12, 2025: She attends the christening of her granddaughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi.
- April 16, 2026: Sarah is pictured at a ski resort in Austria.
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Sarah Ferguson has all but vanished from public life, with rumours recently swirling about where the former Duchess of York could be.
Ever since the former Duchess of York was stripped of her royal titles and evicted from the Royal Lodge, little has been heard about her whereabouts, with speculation rife.
However, after seven months, it has been revealed that Sarah is staying at a luxury Alpine ski resort, which has not been named.
According to The Sun, Fergie has been staying in a £2,000-a-night ($3,700) ski chalet, amid reports that she was not invited to live with her daughter, Princess Eugenie.
“Fergie has been keeping an incredibly low profile while high up in the Alps,” a source told the publication.
“She hasn’t been seen for a long time and has clearly wanted to keep it that way.”
Fergie had gone to ground following the release of the Epstein files, in which her emails to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed. Fergie is not accused of any criminal conduct, and inclusion in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing.
Before her sighting in Australia, she had not been publicly photographed in more than 200 days.
She was last photographed on September 25, 2025, when she was pictured being driven out of Royal Lodge.
Her last known public appearance was at the christening of granddaughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi at St James’s Palace on December 12, though no photos were shared from the event.
The blows have kept coming for the former royal amid her links to Epstein.
Both Sarah and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were stripped of their royal titles and honours by King Charles in November.
Andrew had already relinquished his royal titles in October 2025, which also meant Sarah lost her Duchess of York title.
Earlier this year, York’s councillors then voted unanimously to strip her of her Freedom of the City of York title too — an honour the pair were given as a wedding present when they visited the city in 1987.
Sarah had come under renewed pressure over her connection with Epstein when emails between her and the sex offender were released in the Epstein files.
In September 2009, shortly after his release from prison after serving an 18-month sentence on charges of prostitution and soliciting prostitution from someone under 18, Sarah allegedly asked Epstein to “marry me”.
Six months after his release from prison, Sarah reportedly praised Epstein in another email sent in January 2010.
“You are a legend. I really don’t have the words to describe my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness. Xx I am at your service. Just marry me,” she wrote.
In a 2011 interview with the Evening Standard, Sarah later shared her “deep regret” over her friendship with Epstein, but the Mail on Sunday uncovered an email allegedly sent to him after publicly cutting ties.
“You have always been a steadfast, generous and supreme friend to me and my family,” the email said.
Her spokesperson claimed that it was sent to counter a threat he sent to sue her for defamation.
Due to her links to Epstein, Sarah has also been dropped as a patron or ambassador from at least seven charities.
In July 2019, Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges on allegations dating back to the early 2000s, but he was found dead while awaiting trial.
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