Sarah Ferguson is set for a “tell-all TV documentary” following her shock return to the UK, reports suggest.
The 66-year-old mother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie is expected to follow in the footsteps of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by moving back to the UK, it was revealed yesterday.
Should she return, Ms Ferguson would end her seven-month overseas hiatus, instead settling into a six-bedroom gated property in the Home Counties at a cost of £10,000 per month.
But, according to The Sun, the former Duchess of York is now said to be actively considering numerous proposals from television producers eager to secure her story.
A source told the newspaper: “Fergie has been bombarded with requests from all over the world to do sit-down interviews, especially with the big streamers, to tell her side of the story.”
Major streaming platforms are understood to be among those courting Ms Ferguson, who is also exploring the possibility of developing her own programme to maintain greater oversight of the narrative.
A third party is reportedly handling negotiations on her behalf.
Any resulting docuseries is anticipated to prove every bit as explosive as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s notorious Netflix project, with insiders warning it will be “painfully embarrassing” to the royal family.
Sarah Ferguson is set for a ‘tell-all TV documentary’ following her shock return to the UK, reports suggest
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A source said that Ms Ferguson is “extremely well connected” and “would only allow someone she knew well to tell her story.”
The revelations stem from the release of millions of documents contained in the Epstein Files, which cast fresh light on Ferguson’s relationship with the convicted paedophile.
The former duchess was plunged into controversy last year after it emerged she had written to Epstein describing him as a “supreme friend,” though there is no suggestion she committed any criminal offence.
One particularly damaging email exchange suggested she had taken her daughters to visit Epstein in America just days after his release from prison for child sex offences.
Former spouses Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have been plunged into controversy following releases of the Epstein Files
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GETTYUS Congressman Suhas Subramanyam subsequently urged Ms Ferguson to give testimony about her connections to Epstein, though there is no suggestion she has committed any criminal offence.
Ms Ferguson and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were both evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor back in February, bringing to an end their two-decade-long shared residence at the grand property.
While Mr Mountbatten-Windsor relocated to a farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, Ms Ferguson opted to leave the country entirely.
Both lost their royal titles in October. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor and Ms Ferguson have consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Speaking to the Evening Standard on March 7, 2011, Ms Ferguson expressed deep regret over her association with Epstein.
“I abhor paedophilia and any sexual abuse of children and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment on my behalf,” she said, after it emerged she had accepted roughly £15,000 from him.
During her extended stay abroad, Ms Ferguson largely kept out of sight. She was spotted at a luxury Austrian spa resort costing £2,000 per night and also took refuge at the Swiss Alpine chalet of her former boyfriend and financial supporter Paddy McNally in Verbier.
Ms Ferguson’s reported return to these shores comes just days after Harry and Meghan themselves arrived back in Britain with their children to embark on a fresh chapter after six years stateside.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News that the 66-year-old’s return is “obviously timed to coincide with the Sussexes’ shock move”.
A spokesman for Ms Ferguson declined to comment.