Royal insiders have lifted the lid on Andrew Windsor’s last days at the Royal Lodge, claiming he is “ranting and muttering”, while Sarah Ferguson is drowning her sorrows
Disgraced Andrew Windsor is spending his last weeks at Royal Lodge “ranting to himself”, while ex-wife Sarah Ferguson pours out her heart to staff at a hidden bar known as The Doghouse, sources have suggested.
The fallen royals, both stripped of their titles by King Charles, now live separate lives inside the sprawling 30-room Windsor home and reportedly only come together for meals to talk about their increasingly uncertain futures.
A source said: “They are both spending a lot of time alone. Andrew rarely goes out and has been padding around the lodge and ranting and muttering.”
Fergie, 66, spends her evenings in a purpose-built bar dubbed The Doghouse behind the Windsor estate, it’s been claimed, where she “pours out her heart” to staff and close friends.
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The insider said: “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.
“She fears being caught in the crosshairs and is worried about herself and her and Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie. But she is particularly fearful for Andrew as she knows he was at the centre of the Epstein scandal. She has talked about ‘dark forces’ potentially targeting him.” Andrew has consistently denied sex allegations in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The insider told The Sun: “It is probably far-fetched but she is s***-scared and massively on edge.
“Luckily Sarah has quite a few staff left working for her who really like her, and she is really leaning on them for support. Sarah is spending quite a lot of evenings in The Doghouse, which is a purpose-built bar behind Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
“She drinks in there with friends and staff to escape from what is going on in her life generally. And while she is there, she takes advice on what to do next.”
The Royal Family insider claimed Fergie doesn’t know where she will live next, only that for the first time in years it will be away from Andrew who will move to the King’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
The source said: “But the one thing that brings them together is their daughters Beatrice and Eugenie — as they both want to shield them as much as possible from what is going on.
“It is no secret that Sarah is not in a good way at the moment. The girls are extremely worried about her — and making sure they stay in touch.
“Sarah’s older sister, Jane, has been over from Australia recently to see her, and that was in part to give Sarah moral support. She feels she is blameless but has taken what has happened recently extremely hard.
“Sarah still thinks Andrew is a good person and will always support him, but she knows her future is away from him. One thing they have also spoken about is the two corgis.
“They will definitely be staying in the family, and they will probably spend time with both Andrew and Sarah. The dogs won’t be split up — so will be with Andrew for a few weeks and then go to Sarah for a spell after that.”
Andrew is said not to have garnered much sympathy from those close to him, unlike Sarah Ferguson who is getting support from her friends and some staff.
The insider claims Andrew’s wife is “gripped by paranoia” and “feels the weight of the world” on her shoulders, before adding: “She has raised her fears with Andrew, who was dismissive at first, but is now becoming more worried. He has lost a bit of his arrogance since being stripped of his titles.
“Sarah is worried about being on her own and what her future security is going to be like. But it might well be the case that one of her well-heeled friends offers her sanctuary as she needs all the help she can get at the moment.”
A spokesman for Sarah Ferguson declined to comment.
