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Sarah Ferguson has seemingly vanished from public view in recent months.
But behind the scenes, insiders say she’s quietly been on the move.
As scrutiny over the depth of her and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor‘s past ties to predator Jeffrey Epstein has intensified, the former Duchess of York has been traveling across the globe, new reports reveal, including seeking refuge in some of the world’s most exclusive wellness clinics and spas.
Globe-trotting amid disgrace
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Ferguson’s last major public appearance was at granddaughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi‘s christening at St. James’s Palace in London in December 2025. After that, she disappeared from view.
“Sarah is sofa-surfing on a global scale by moving around every few days and deliberately not telling people where she has been staying until she’s left the location. She is paranoid her location will be discovered so is moving frequently,” a source told celebrity.land.com.
“She notifies friends of her last location only once she has safely moved on to the next. She wants to avoid being photographed,” the source added.
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Insiders told the U.K. outlet that the former royal has been relying in part on her daughters’ travel and social schedules to direct some of her moves and has discreetly been joining them or other family members as she keeps a low profile.
Reports indicate Fergie visited Qatar when daughter Princess Eugenie attended an Art Basel event in Doha in early February.
She also reportedly flew to Florida with Princess Beatrice‘s husband, developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, when he had a design conference in Palm Beach in late January.
Ferguson also allegedly visited a French ski resort with friends before joining her younger daughter’s ski vacation in Gstaad, Switzerland, in recent weeks.
Wellness retreats and spas
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Amid the mounting fallout tied to the U.S. Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files — which revealed the former Duke and Duchess of York both maintained a close friendship with the disgraced financier for far longer than they previously claimed — Ferguson also visited wellness retreats, celebrity.land.com reported.
The outlet revealed she checked into the ultra-exclusive Paracelsus Recovery Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, which can cost as much as $17,400 a day. The center also reportedly offers a three-day “comprehensive checkup” for $148,000 and a customized $470,000 one-month residential program.
“Sarah left for Zurich just after Christmas and stayed until the end of January,” a Swiss source told celebrity.land.com.
“She always feels at home at Paracelsus, and knows she’ll get love and attention there, as well as expert health treatment when she’s feeling at her most vulnerable.”
Ferguson has previously spoken publicly about the clinic. “I recently spent time at Paracelsus Recovery in Zurich, a clinic known for its discreet, bespoke care for those facing complex mental health and addiction challenges, to learn more,” she wrote on Facebook in 2025.
“What I found was not only a [center] of clinical excellence, but a place of deep humanity.”
She later told The Daily Telegraph, “I am not embarrassed to reveal the clinic offered me a sanctuary, renowned as it is for its bespoke, cutting-edge treatment for those grappling with mental health and addiction issues — particularly those whose struggles are often hidden behind the facade of a public role.”
A luxury Irish getaway
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More recently, Ferguson was spotted at Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa — a remote wellness retreat in Donegal, Ireland, Donegal Live reported.
She’s visited Ballyliffin before, including twice in 2024.
“I’m back here in Donegal, and sometimes when I find things sometimes get overwhelming, I try and take myself off to the most beautiful, wonderful blast of fresh air,” Fergie said in a 2024 TikTok video filmed on the Irish coast.
“Looking at the ocean, looking at the beach, looking at the shells… It’s great to be in the wind and just getting fresh air on my face. Thank you, Donegal,” she added.
Money worries — and a big move?
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The lavish nature of Ferguson’s travels is raising fresh questions about her famously fraught finances.
celebrity.land.com reported that she recently admitted to friends while in the United Arab Emirates that her situation is precarious. “I need to get back to work. I need money,” Fergie allegedly told pals.
Andrew Lownie, author of the 2025 book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, believes the former Duchess of York will likely relocate to the Middle East in the wake of her fall from grace.
“In Britain, neither Sarah nor Andrew will be socially accepted again, whatever they try to do or wherever they go. But in the Middle East, no one will care about what they have got up to,” Lownie told celebrity.land.com.
“There are people there — royalty, politicians and business types — whom Sarah can quite happily sponge off and who will be happy to bankroll both of them,” Lownie added.
“These types of people in the Middle East simply couldn’t care less what Sarah has done. And even if she doesn’t have her title of the Duchess of York anymore, she will still be seen as royalty and treated as such — and she knows it.”
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