Royal experts have provided some insight into Prince Andrew’s daily routine inside Royal Lodge where he lives in the huge mansion alongside his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson
A new documentary about Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson provided some insight into how the scandal-hit Duke of York spends his days.
Andrew, the third child of the late Queen Elizabeth, has been involved in various scandals in recent years, from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein to allegations of sexual impropriety. The number of controversies resulted in him resigning from all public roles in May 2020 which begs the question – how does the 65-year-old now spend his daily life?
Royal experts claimed to have some of those answers and they made the revelations in an upcoming Channel 5 documentary called Fergie, Andrew & the Scandal of SouthYork.
We know for sure that Andrew lives in Royal Lodge, a 30-room mansion, with his former wife Fergie, despite the pair divorcing in 1996.
And speaking about the unusual set up, and giving insight into the Duke’s lifestyle, Richard Kay, royal commentator for the Daily Mail, claimed on the programme: “What does he do all day? Well he doesn’t do very much. He is having to lead a life very much below the radar.”
Royal expert Jennie Bond then provided more detail and claimed: “He will sit at the big screen and watch the planes taking off and landing at airports… ehm, well, everyone to their own choice.”
Not holding back, another royal expert, Sarah Hewson, concluded the segment with the words: “Sarah Ferguson has described her former husband as a sad man and it is a very sad existence that he now leads.”
The documentary itself looks into the lives of Andrew and Sarah before they moved into Royal Lodge. They focus on the controversial Sunninghill Park in Berkshire which was once the home of the couple and their daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
The pair got married at Westminster Palace 39 years ago this month and despite their eventual separation, they continue to support each other through troubling times.
Fergie spoke to Good Morning America in 2021 where she reflected on her wedding day with remarkable fondness.
She gushed: “He is a great man and [our wedding day] was the best day of my life. I would do it all over again because he was a very good-looking sailor, but I fell in love with him and I think love conquers all.”
They announced their shock split in 1992 before officially divorcing four years later. However, they co-parented their daughters, tried to carry on normally, and supported each other at big family events.
The Duchess of York spoke to the Sunday Times in 2021 about why she continues to live with him in Royal Lodge. She said: “I travel a lot and I’ve always been able to make wherever I am home.
“If I am staying in a hotel I have the same family photographs and scented candles around me. When I’m in the UK I’m lucky enough to stay at Royal Lodge. I wouldn’t call it my home as that would be presumptuous.”
Fergie, Andrew & the Scandal of SouthYorkwill air on Channel 5 on Saturday July 26 from 8pm until 9pm
