Fergie’s surprising 6-word remark when asked if Prince Andrew is moving out of Royal Lodge
Sarah Ferguson has addressed the swirling rumours regarding Prince Andrew being forced to vacate his home, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
It comes as King Charles is now said to be withdrawing private funding for security on the estate which cost £3million a year. This means that unless the Duke of York can generate the financial resources to pay for repairs the property needs, as well as foot the security bill, he could be faced with being evicted from the property.
Despite the couple’s divorce in 1996, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have remained on good terms and continue to live together in the 30-bedroom property thought to be worth £30million.
In an interview with Spanish outlet ¡HOLA! TV as reported in the Mirror, Sarah addressed rumours of eviction but did not confirm or deny anything. Talking to the press she issued a surprising six-word remark: “Don’t always believe what you read.”
However, after being pushed on the matter further, she claimed she wasn’t privy to the conversations, and told the interviewer:
“I don’t know. I take every day as it comes.”
In early 2023, King Charles slashed his brother’s annual allowance of £249,000, which essentially priced him out of running the 30-room Royal Lodge.
It follows Prince Andrew’s bombshell interview with the BBC in 2019 which focused on alleged connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke vehemently and repeatedly denied allegations of wrongdoing.
The 2020, the late Queen stripped Andrew, the Duke of York, of his honorary military roles and he stopped using the title ‘His Royal Highness’ in any official capacity. At the time, Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “With the Queen’s approval and agreement, the Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to the Queen.”