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“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.”<\/i><\/p>\n Royal historian Andrew Lownie revealed that Queen Elizabeth privately called Sarah Ferguson \u201cThe Duchess of Deceit\u201d after the 2010 \u201ccash for access\u201d scandal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In that 2010 incident, Fergie was filmed offering access to the former Prince Andrew for \u00a3500,000 to an undercover reporter posing as a businessman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Fergie later apologized publicly, acknowledging her poor judgment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Sarah Ferguson<\/a> is reportedly \u201cshaken to the core\u201d following the loss of her royal titles\u2014but if you\u2019ve been paying attention, you\u2019d know that this isn\u2019t her first time being embroiled in controversy. Back in 2010 (long before it was revealed that she\u2019d called convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a \u201csupreme friend\u201d<\/a> over email), Fergie was caught offering access to her ex, the former Prince Andrew, for \u00a3500,000\u2014and apparently, Queen Elizabeth was *not* happy about it.<\/p>\n In a Lownie Report<\/em> Substack<\/a> post on November 20, royal historian Andrew Lownie revealed that the late queen referred to Fergie as \u201cThe Duchess of Deceit\u201d following this \u201ccash for access\u201d scandal. According to a Palace insider, \u201cThe Queen described Sarah as the type of person who was beyond experiencing guilt, shame, or regret for her terrible actions because all she cared about was herself and nobody else. The Queen said Sarah was \u2018remorseless.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n A little context, if ya need it: In 2010, Fergie was caught offering Mazher Mahmood<\/a> (an undercover reporter who posed as a businessman) an introduction to her ex-husband in exchange for cash. Little did she know that the whole convo was recorded\u2014including when Fergie told Mazher, \u201cI can open any door you want, and I will for you. Look after me and he\u2019ll look after you… You\u2019ll get it back tenfold.\u201d<\/p>\n Fergie later issued a statement<\/a>, saying, \u201cI very deeply regret the situation and the embarrassment caused. It is true that my financial situation is under stress. However, that is no excuse for a serious lapse in judgment, and I am very sorry that this has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n At the moment, Fergie and the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are still residing at Royal Lodge following their banishment, but there are rumors that she will either move to Portugal<\/a> (to live with her daughter, Princess Eugenie) or to Beverly Hills<\/a> (to get away from the spotlight). For more on her and Andrew\u2019s current living predicament…<\/p>\n You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Royal historian Andrew Lownie revealed that Queen Elizabeth privately called Sarah Ferguson \u201cThe Duchess of Deceit\u201d after the 2010 \u201ccash for access\u201d scandal. 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