{"id":2298654,"date":"2026-02-25T02:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2298654"},"modified":"2026-02-25T02:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:09:15","slug":"fergie-lays-low-in-25k-a-day-luxe-retreat-amid-royal-crisis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fergie-lays-low-in-25k-a-day-luxe-retreat-amid-royal-crisis-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergie ‘lays low’ in $25k-a-day luxe retreat amid royal crisis – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The former Duchess of York reportedly retreated to a $25,000-a-day wellness clinic amid her ex-husband\u2019s arrest and further damaging revelations about the couple\u2019s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of the ex-prince Andrew, has been nowhere to be seen as the crisis engulfs her family \u2013 and also threatens to consume wider royal family.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s despite the former couple famously remaining close in the decades since they divorced in 1996. So close were Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor that they attended family gatherings together and even shared his 30-room mansion at Windsor, Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n

But that has reportedly all changed amid revelation after revelation about the long-term relationships of both with the convicted paedophile.<\/p>\n

According to the latest reports, Ferguson spent January one of the world\u2019s most expensive wellness clinics, the \u00a313,000-a-day Paracelsus Recovery Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 checking in shortly after Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe always feels at home at Paracelsus, and knows she\u2019ll get love and attention there, as well as expert health treatment when she\u2019s feeling at her most vulnerable,\u201d one source said.<\/p>\n

Last year, Ferguson wrote about\u00a0her experience at Paracelsus in an opinion piece for the Britain\u2019s Telegraph<\/em>, detailing her struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always known there were issues I needed to address, stemming from my childhood and my time in the public eye,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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 \u2013 particularly those whose struggles are often hidden behind the facade of a public role.\u201d<\/p>\n

British media reports that the former duchess is now hiding out somewhere in the UK, \u201claying low with friends\u201d and \u201cin constant tears\u201d.<\/p>\n

It comes as police searches of Royal Lodge were expected to continue into this week, following Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s bombshell arrest last Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/a><\/p>\n

The former prince spent 11 hours in custody on his 66th birthday while officers also searched his new home on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. He was released but remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

He is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while working as UK\u2019s special representative for international trade and investment.<\/p>\n

No criminal allegations have been made against Ferguson.<\/p>\n

The former couple\u2019s daughters, princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are said to be \u201chorrified\u201d at the latest developments and have apparently held \u201ccrisis talks\u201d.<\/p>\n

The sisters have previously remained loyal to their parents, even as Mountbatten-Windsor was accused of sexual offences. He denies all allegations to do with his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n

This week, however, Britain\u2019s The Mirror<\/em> newspaper reported that Eugenie has recently decided to cut off her father.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no contact at all, nothing,\u201d an insider said\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Brooklyn Beckham-level \u2013 she has completely cut him off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beatrice and her four-year-old daughter Sienna were spotted riding with her father in January. She also invited both her parents to the December christening for her youngest daughter, Athena, at the Chapel Royal in St James\u2019s Palace.

However, royal expert Ingrid Seward said the princesses would have been \u201cextremely upset\u201d at their father\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure they weren\u2019t expecting it,\u201d she told the Daily Mail.<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s really embarrassing and distressing for them both.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reportedly, no one in the royal family knew of the police plan to swoop in and arrest Mountbatten-Windsor at breakfast time. Even his brother the King was apparently given no notice.<\/p>\n

The allegations about the former prince continue to mount, with retired civil servants claiming this week he used taxpayers\u2019 money for massages and excessive travel costs while a trade envoy.<\/p>\n

The BBC reported that one ex-civil servant refused to pay to cover the costs of a massage for the then duke but was overruled by senior staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was wrong \u2026 I\u2019d said we mustn\u2019t pay it, but we ended up paying it anyway,\u201d they told the broadcaster.<\/p>\n

A former government official, who oversaw finances, separately told the BBC they had \u201cabsolutely no doubt\u201d about the authenticity of the claim after having seen similar expenses for his overseas trips.<\/p>\n

In a videotaped interview under oath in 2009, Epstein\u2019s former Florida housekeeper Juan Alessi said Mountbatten-Windsor had \u201cdaily massages\u201d when he visited.<\/p>\n

A separate civil service official, who said Mountbatten-Windsor claimed for excessive flights, hotel rooms and charges for his entourage, told the BBC: \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it\u2026 it was like it wasn\u2019t real money, they weren\u2019t spending any of their own money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being stripped of his title in 2025, the former duke of York remains eighth in line to the throne<\/p>\n

An act of parliament would be required to remove him. On Tuesday, Australian PM Anthony Albanese officially backed such a move <\/a>\u2013 followed later in the day by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.<\/p>\n

It is reported in Britain that Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s government will consider introducing such legislation once the police investigation is finished.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Prince and Princess of Wales made their first joint public appearance since the arrest, attending the BAFTA awards in London.<\/p>\n

Prince William told officials on the night that he had yet to see Hamnet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to be in quite a calm state and I\u2019m not at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

-with AAP<\/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 www.indailysa.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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