Sarah Ferguson Reportedly Cutting Off Ex-Prince Andrew: ‘Scrambling to Rewrite the Narrative’

Three decades after their divorce, Sarah Ferguson is finally washing her hands of her disgraced ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice Substack on Wednesday, January 21.

“Sarah’s fed up with living in his mess — and she believes distancing herself now might save what’s left of her reputation,” a source told Shuter.

Other insiders framed her decision as being more about “damage control” than principles, with one friend noting that she “benefited from him for years. Now that the perks are gone, so is her loyalty.”

“He can no longer provide her a free home, zero rent… she’s out!” one source added.

Her ex was stripped of his titles and evicted from his longtime home, The Royal Lodge — which he shared with Ferguson despite divorcing in 1996 after 10 years of marriage — because of lingering questions about his longtime friendship with late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein as well as accusations made against him by late sex trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre, Shuter reported. Andrew has vehemently denied all wrongdoing.

But Shuter added that insiders are pointing out that the former duchess “wasn’t merely a bystander. She defended him, enabled him and stayed when walking away might have mattered most. Now, with the safety net gone, she’s scrambling to rewrite the narrative.”

She may have “realized she doesn’t need him or his drama,” the friend added. “But getting away from it — and from her own role in it — isn’t going to be easy.”

As Examiner previously reported, Andrew is also no longer on speaking terms with their daughter Princess Eugenie, 35.

Last October, a spokesperson for Fergie shared a statement to People addressing the reports of an email she wrote calling Epstein a “supreme friend” in 2011: “The Duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and as they have always been her first thoughts are with his victims. Like many people, she was taken in by his lies. As soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations against him, she not only cut off contact but condemned him publicly, to the extent that he then threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with paedophilia. She does not resile from anything she said then. This email was sent in the context of advice the Duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats.”