{"id":2209890,"date":"2025-12-23T15:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2209890"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:25:19","slug":"sarah-ferguson-issues-gushing-apology-to-royal-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarah-ferguson-issues-gushing-apology-to-royal-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson issues &#8216;gushing apology&#8217; to royal family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sarah Ferguson<\/strong> reportedly sent solo holiday cards with a public message for the royal family.<br \/><em>Keep reading to learn what she wrote..<\/em>.<br \/>MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on celebrity.land for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>CAA\/ZDS\/WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <strong>Ephraim Hardcastle<\/strong>&#8216;s column in <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/columnist-250\/Ephraim-Hardcastle-Daily-Mail.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, Sarah Ferguson \u2014 who usually sends a joint Christmas greeting alongside her ex-husband, <strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong> \u2014 issued a &#8220;rather gushing personalized apology&#8221; to The Firm in her own personal card.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"KGC-178\/starmaxinc.com\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bdd5QY5fWu5POpHNfRgkTw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYxOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/6c5a568de56e342fae050688db689423\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>KGC-178\/starmaxinc.com\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were stripped of her titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over their ties to <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>, effectively banishing them from their usual social circles. &#8220;I hope we&#8217;ll meet again,&#8221; the 66-year-old&#8217;s Christmas card read, hinting at her past life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mE.ZXmhUWUFS9H0hzNOkXQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUwMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/cd474d215e5c36bbdd723e2d25d171ab\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Sarah Ferguson tries to spread holiday cheer, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is keeping to himself. &#8220;He is struggling to come to terms with his loss of status and Royal Lodge staff and visitors must still tug the forelock. Some don&#8217;t realize he still thinks he&#8217;s a prince,&#8221; a source told <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2148659\/royal-family-live-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-christmas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Express;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daily Express<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Vinnie Levine \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qg6CUpyUaIxO4VQNs744oA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUwMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/af47e9d63370469d5ab002aae31df3de\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Vinnie Levine \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed, the mother of two issued an apology. &#8220;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,&#8221; the statement from her representative read. &#8220;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 pedophilia. 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kent Gavin \/ Mirrorpix\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Xd_bllDUYlT9jijUkVHyJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUwMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/f6419d6832bea1f792654218cf13432e\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kent Gavin \/ Mirrorpix\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were not invited to Christmas at Sandringham, leaving their daughters, <strong>Princess Beatrice<\/strong> and <strong>Princess Eugenie<\/strong>, scrambling over what to do. A source told <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/37705951\/princess-beatrice-snubs-andrew-christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sun<\/a><\/em>that their eldest child plans to &#8220;avoid embarrassment&#8221; by spending the day skiing with her husband,<strong> Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi<\/strong>, and friends instead. The 35-year-old will allegedly stay in Portugal with her family and husband, <strong>Jack Brooksbank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>_ Sarah Ferguson reportedly sent solo holiday cards with a public message for the royal family.Keep reading to learn what she wrote&#8230;MORE: Follow Wonderwall on celebrity.land for more top news CAA\/ZDS\/WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency _ According to Ephraim Hardcastle&#8216;s column in Daily Mail, Sarah Ferguson \u2014 who usually sends a joint Christmas greeting alongside her ex-husband, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2209891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[403835,419638,426865,426864,22942,308662,22946],"class_list":["post-2209890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-christmas-card","tag-ephraim-hardcastle","tag-holiday-cards","tag-jeffrey-epstein","tag-royal-lodge","tag-sarah-ferguson"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sarah-Ferguson-issues-gushing-apology-to-royal-family.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2209892,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209890\/revisions\/2209892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}