dpAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor is awaiting a judicial review after he challenged the legality of the search warrants in his February arrest, but in the meantime, a report in the Times suggests the disgraced royal is living the good life on the Sandringham estate without Sarah Ferguson.
Ferguson and the former Duke of York lived together for nearly two decades at Royal Lodge before they were evicted by King Charles last year. The divorced couple also lost their Duke and Duchess of York titles in the aftermath of the scandals surrounding their friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew and Sarah often spoke about their close relationship, despite having been divorced since the early ‘90s, but these days, the pair are said to be no longer speaking. A source told the Times that interestingly, it was Andrew, not Ferguson, who had distanced themselves from the friendship.
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The former Duke and Duchess of York were last pictured together at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral in September 2025.
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Sarah Ferguson is pictured at Wimbledon 2025.
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“The red setter, as she’s known, is not welcome at Marsh Farm,” the insider said of the former duke’s new Sandringham home. “She’s persona non grata as far as Andrew is concerned.”
The Times added that it was “unclear” what Ferguson had done to cause Andrew to cut ties, but documents in the Epstein files “appear to show it was Ferguson who introduced him to Epstein.”
Despite his recent legal woes and banishment to The King’s Sandringham estate, a “well-placed source” told the Times that Andrew was doing just fine.
“Don’t believe all that poor Andy crap,” the source said. “He’s having a very nice time, thank you very much. He goes out, he goes off shooting with friends, he sees his old chums who are very loyal to him. He’s not sitting around feeling sorry for himself any more.”
Ferguson “is not welcome” at Andrew’s new home on the Sandringham estate, Marsh Farm.
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It’s understood that “plenty of friends from the old guard” join Andrew for shooting trips and other outings, with a source adding, “I don’t agree with this viewpoint but there’s a feeling among a lot of these chums that this is a storm in a teacup and it will blow over.”
As for Andrew’s judicial review, which will take place on October 8, friends told the Sun that the former duke is convinced he’ll be able to clear his name. Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February, but if his review is successful, it will mean that any evidence police gathered at the time won’t be able to be used in any investigations against him.
“He is utterly convinced that one day he will be completely exonerated,” an insider claimed. “He thinks this is the first step towards that.”
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