Prince Andrew<\/a>\u2019s joint scandal over their ties to late paedophile Epstein.<\/p>\nNow, according to royal biographer Andrew Lownie \u2013\u00a0whose updated book on the House of York has reignited scrutiny surrounding the former Duke and Duchess of York \u2013\u00a0Sarah could be trying to get a lifetime of financial security from the royals in exchange for her silence.<\/p>\n
Andrew told the Daily Mirror: \u201cThat may be what Fergie\u2019s negotiating at the moment. Can she get a nice pension from them and not have to do an Oprah interview?\u201d<\/p>\n
The author also said Andrew and Sarah\u2019s daughters \u2013 Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 36 \u2013 were in the midst of a \u201cschizophrenic\u201d relationship with the royal family.<\/p>\n
\nAndrew, 64, said about the princesses: \u201cThe fact that they are still swanning around the Middle East, using their titles… it doesn\u2019t send out the right signals if you want to work your passage back. It\u2019s confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI think it\u2019s a very schizophrenic relationship at the moment with the royals and Beatrice and Eugenie.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOne minute they\u2019re very publicly being told they\u2019re not going to be invited to Ascot, then they are going. You get the sense of distancing and I think there\u2019s possibly two schools of thought here. There\u2019s Camilla, William and Kate, who see the reputational damage and want to keep them at arm\u2019s length, and then there\u2019s Charles who is a bit sentimental and feels obligated to be protective.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAndrew\u2019s biography Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York caused controversy when it was first published last year.<\/p>\n
\nHe has now released an updated edition featuring fresh claims about Andrew and Sarah. <\/p>\n
\nThey come as King Charles, 77, continues reshaping the monarchy amid ongoing debate over a slimmed-down royal household, while Prince William, 43, and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, 44, are said to be increasingly conscious of reputational risk surrounding the Yorks. <\/p>\n
\nThe Epstein scandal has continued to follow Andrew since his disastrous 2019 Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, which effectively ended his public royal duties.<\/p>\n
\nSarah, best known internationally as \u201cFergie\u201d during her years as a senior royal alongside Andrew, has remained publicly supportive of her former husband despite years of controversy surrounding his friendship with Epstein.<\/p>\n
\nAndrew\u2019s updated biography also includes allegations that Andrew once kicked a dog during a royal shooting trip and behaved in a \u201cfoul manner\u201d towards staff.<\/p>\n
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