Sarah Ferguson recently sold a lavish London property that she owned in one of the capital city’s most affluent neighbourhoods, but she reportedly let it go for a whopping £400,000 loss
Sarah Ferguson is said to be ‘on edge’ with ‘nowhere to go’ as she grapples with the scandal engulfing her family.
Fresh scrutiny around Fergie and her ex-husband Prince Andrew’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein saw the couple give up the use of their royal titles earlier this month, but the furore is far from over.
Pressure for the former couple to move out of their 30-room mansion in Windsor has reached an all-time high, and Andrew and Sarah are reportedly poised to evict themselves as long as they are given TWO new royal properties in return.
Disgraced Andrew signed a lease with the Crown Estate for Royal Lodge in 2003, which means it’s legally his for 75 years unless he chooses to move out voluntarily. King Charles has reportedly been pushing for Andrew to vacate for years, but he’s been digging his heels in.
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Much is unclear about Andrew’s finances and how he covers the costs of his lifestyle after stepping down from royal duties. Sarah has, on the other hand, undertaken many public business ventures over the years, including her work as an author.
She sold a lavish London townhouse earlier this year, just before the renewed scandals broke – that she only bought in 2022. The townhouse in Belgravia, which she purchased for £4.2 million, had been reportedly rented out to tenants for a whopping £4,000 a week.
However, she took a major hit when selling the home this summer, for £400,000 under the price she paid for it, according to Land Registry documents, the Daily Mail reports.
Her spokesperson said that Sarah “wasn’t looking to sell it,” but this year she “was asked by the tenant to buy it, and it seemed like a good time to sell.”
“It’s an investment property for her girls, and so the monies will be reinvested accordingly,” the spokesperson continued.
However, the Mail reports other sources claim the money from the sale may have been intended to be used to help finance Andrew and Sarah’s continued life at Royal Lodge.
Royal expert Jennie Bond said the former couple’s alleged request for two homes is “beggars belief”, and that “Andrew and Sarah are grown-ups with their own money and resources. They should be made to fend for themselves and not rely on the King and the goodwill of the Crown Estate.”
“I think it would be a serious mistake if the King and the Palace agreed to such a brazen demand,” the expert argued.
“You have to ask yourself whether Andrew and Sarah are completely deaf to public opinion. There is genuine outrage from the public and, indeed several prominent members of Parliament about the fact that they have lied about their friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
“And yet they seem to think they are entitled to not just one, but two, magnificent homes in the extremely royal surroundings of Windsor Great Park, almost in the shadow of the Castle itself. It is an audacious demand —and one that the Palace should outright reject.”
