{"id":2317120,"date":"2026-03-07T12:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2317120"},"modified":"2026-03-07T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:54:14","slug":"sarah-fergie-ferguson-milking-her-royal-pedigree-while-schmoozing-to-make-money-amid-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarah-fergie-ferguson-milking-her-royal-pedigree-while-schmoozing-to-make-money-amid-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah \u2018Fergie\u2019 Ferguson \u2018Milking Her Royal Pedigree\u2019 While Schmoozing to Make Money Amid Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong>\u2019s fall from grace has been epic. In light of his continued relationship with the late convicted sex offender <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>, the former prince was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/news-and-activity\/2025-10-30\/a-statement-from-buckingham-palace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:stripped of his remaining titles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">stripped of his remaining titles<\/a> in October 2025 and forced out of his 30-room home, Royal Lodge, by his brother <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> shortly after. On Feb. 19, he was arrested over allegations he\u2019d shared top-secret intel with Epstein while he worked as a trade envoy for the U.K. The British government is said to be considering legislation that would exclude him from the line of succession.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">News Licensing \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The hits keep on coming as new details emerge about the shady dealings Andrew and his ex-wife <strong>Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson<\/strong>, both 66, had with the disgraced financier, and how those transactions may have been funding the family\u2019s exorbitant lifestyles, including those of their daughters, <strong>Princesses Beatrice<\/strong>, 37, and <strong>Eugenie<\/strong>, 35. Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30 reveal Andrew sent Epstein a confidential note about investment opportunities in Afghanistan and that Fergie once asked Epstein for $27,521 to pay rent. (Both have previously denied any wrongdoing.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As their decades-long grift becomes more exposed \u2014 Andrew and Fergie have been embroiled in sketchy money-making schemes repeatedly over the years \u2014 a source tells <em>Star<\/em> the family is in crisis. Andrew is petrified of prison, while his ex has been hiding out at a pricey Swiss wellness spa, prompting questions about who\u2019s footing the bill. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Eugenie are both mortified at being mentioned in the Epstein files multiple times.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Dodgy Connections<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;US Department of Justice\/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"748\" height=\"997\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RYVNKUSq9kmMS_qnobKagA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/b9fa963395a00358b2c34b75f713d7f9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Department of Justice\/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c99j01p1yjro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claimed he\u2019d cut ties with Epstein;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claimed he\u2019d cut ties with Epstein<\/a> (who killed himself in a NYC jail in 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial) in late 2010, but the new files show he emailed him in 2011 after a U.K. newspaper published a picture of him with <strong>Virginia Giuffre<\/strong>. (Giuffre accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17; Andrew denied the allegations and they settled in 2022. Giuffre committed suicide in 2025.) In a photo from the latest Epstein tranche, Andrew is seen on all fours crouching over an unidentified woman on the floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emails also show he shared reports of his official trips to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam with Epstein. As the U.K. trade envoy between 2001 and 2011, he could face life in prison if charged with and convicted of misconduct in public office. \u201cAndrew\u2019s lawyers have told him that he has every good reason to be concerned about [prison time],\u201d says the source, noting that an unrepentant Andrew feels betrayed by Charles and has been telling people how their late mother, <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong>, \u201cwould never have stood for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew was previously under fire after he sold his marital home, Sunninghill Park, to a Kazakh billionaire for $3 million above asking price in 2007 and met with war criminal <strong>Muammar Gaddafi<\/strong> in Libya in 2008. He earned the nickname \u201cAir Miles Andy\u201d over his penchant for traveling the globe on taxpayer-funded jaunts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Desperate For Cash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Steve Finn\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"636\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oykEg4FEOMMrTJA8aG7zlA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/0e3fd0bcadc1ff175786a6180009fd21\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Finn\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The files reveal Fergie and Beatrice and Eugenie lunched with Epstein in 2009, days after his 13-month prison stint for soliciting prostitution from a minor, and that she frequently asked him for money. In May 2010 she begged him for a job, per <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sarah-ferguson-asked-jeffrey-epstein-to-work-as-his-house-assistant-11907039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>, and Epstein told Andrew in an email that he\u2019d paid off Fergie\u2019s $126,721 debt to a former assistant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The source says Fergie \u2014 who was caught in 2010 trying to sell access to Andrew for $750,000 by an undercover reporter posing as a businessman \u2014 is \u201cworried sick\u201d about her future, noting that she\u2019s been schmoozing with her rich contacts in hopes one will sponsor her high-maintenance requirements. \u201cShe\u2019s still milking her royal pedigree to try and open doors,\u201d says the source. \u201cIn fairness there\u2019s not much else she can do to make money.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Collateral Damage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;James Whatling \/ MEGA | Mirrorpix \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aPqFW3xCdeSZJO_q_Oy8yw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/ea6880e86ea636bca04595c8794327cf\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Whatling \/ MEGA | Mirrorpix \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beatrice and Eugenie \u2014 who maintain their royal status \u2014 aren\u2019t exempt from questions. While Eugenie is mentioned in one email as being on a \u201cshagging\u201d weekend, a damning new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/lifestyle\/article-15570751\/How-DID-Beatrice-afford-20s-jet-set-lifestyle-Princess-went-17-holidays-year-earning-19-500-royal-expert-says-questions-asked-jaunts-funded-amidst-Epstein-revelations.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">report<\/a> contrasted Bea\u2019s jet-setting lifestyle in her twenties with her $26K salary. Now a mom of two, she took 17 trips in 2015 \u2014 skiing in Switzerland and partying in St. Tropez and Ibiza. \u201cThere\u2019s suspicion her parents\u2019 ill-gotten gains funded this life of privilege,\u201d says the source. \u201cThe girls\u2019 fear of being cut off like their parents fills them with anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/sarah-fergie-ferguson-milking-her-royal-pedigree-while-schmoozing-to-make-money-amid-scandal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sarah \u2018Fergie\u2019 Ferguson \u2018Milking Her Royal Pedigree\u2019 While Schmoozing to Make Money Amid Scandal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sarah \u2018Fergie\u2019 Ferguson \u2018Milking Her Royal Pedigree\u2019 While Schmoozing to Make Money Amid Scandal<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-loved-173318040.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/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>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s fall from grace has been epic. In light of his continued relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former prince was stripped of his remaining titles in October 2025 and forced out of his 30-room home, Royal Lodge, by his brother King Charles III shortly after. On Feb. 19, he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2317121,"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":[403835,384936,307592,22942,183049,424444,308662,361829,335202],"class_list":["post-2317120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-beatrice-and-eugenie","tag-fergie","tag-jeffrey-epstein","tag-king-charles-iii","tag-princesses-beatrice","tag-royal-lodge","tag-u-s-department-of-justice","tag-virginia-giuffre"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarah-\u2018Fergie-Ferguson-\u2018Milking-Her-Royal-Pedigree-While-Schmoozing-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317120","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=2317120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317122,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317120\/revisions\/2317122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}