NEED TO KNOW
- Sarah Ferguson has emerged from her self-imposed exile ready to go public with what she knows about Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- TV producers are already circling, with one American offer reportedly worth AU$2.45 million.
- Fergie is said to be in serious financial trouble and insiders claim she has held onto evidence that could implicate Andrew.
Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson has told friends she is not going to “go away quietly” – and the Royal Family should be very worried.
The former Duchess of York, who has been holed up in Austria for seven months following the explosive release of the Epstein files, has reportedly emerged from her self-imposed exile in a very different mood and ready for an explosive tell-all interview.
“Sarah’s come out of shock and is now furious at what’s happened to her life,” an insider reveals to Woman’s Day. “She wants to sit down and tell her side of her association with Epstein – and what she knew in hindsight about Andrew’s association. And she’s got a LOT to tell.”
The source adds: “She and Andrew had an open arrangement, so if she goes down, they all go down. She’s not as stupid as she makes out and she’s been diligent about holding on to evidence and memorabilia. Sarah’s going to become a real thorn in the crown for Charles, William and especially Andrew.”
TV producers and executives on both sides of the Atlantic have already begun circling, with one American bid reportedly worth AU$2.45 million. The discussions are focused squarely on her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein – and what she knows about her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s involvement.
“SHE’S GOT ZERO TO LOSE”
“Sarah needs the money. She’s absolutely in fiscal dire straits and it’s extraordinary she’s been cast aside like this,” our source says of her brutal financial reality. “She’s got zero to lose and a lot to gain – and most important of all, this gives her some leverage. What do Andrew and Charles think she’s going to do?”
Fergie has consistently maintained she was unaware of any criminal wrongdoing, describing herself as a “victim” of the wider scandal. Insiders insist she has the evidence to prove it.
“She wants to clear her name and is convinced she’s got the receipts,” a close friend reveals. “She was told Epstein was being set up – which is nothing uncommon at that level of fame and money. To be tarred with the same brush as an actual paedophile is not something she can let slip by.”
THE OPRAH PROBLEM
The name on everyone’s lips is Oprah – who famously handed Harry and Meghan the microphone in 2021. So far, she’s said no.
“Oprah’s already said no, obviously burnt from Harry and Meghan,” the source reveals. “But if Fergie’s got tea on Andrew’s bad behaviour, she might change her mind – especially if there’s a bidding war.”
And there reportedly already is one.
“There’s a lot of interest in what she’s got to say, but, as Oprah learnt the hard way, no one wants to burn the Palace for the sake of another cringe-fest interview like Andrew’s,” the insider cautions. “But Sarah’s desperate enough to agree to spilling all kinds of tea that will only make the situation for the Royals even worse than they already are.”
“A THORN IN CHARLES’ SIDE“
What has truly shifted, those close to her say, is Fergie’s willingness to go nuclear on the institution she spent decades trying to win over.
“Sarah’s not normally a vengeful kind of person, but she is disgusted at how Charles is treating her and her daughters [Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice],” the source shares. “She realises now she was never going to be fully accepted – so she might as well take up her rightful honorary place as a thorn in Charles’ and William’s sides.”
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