The 66-year-old former Duchess of York and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 65, were stripped of their royal titles by King Charles III in October and largely erased from public royal life following their links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

After being excluded from the Royal Family’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham Estate, a palace source claims Ferguson took matters into her own hands- sending a series of what were described as “deeply personal Christmas cards” to both senior and junior royals.

According to the insider, the handwritten notes read more like “begging letters” than festive greetings and were personally signed by the ex-Duchess.

“Sarah has been including apologies in the cards, expressing regret for past events involving the House of York,” the source told OK.

“The tone is overly effusive and almost pleading, as though she’s trying to smooth over the family’s continued tensions,” they added.

Another insider claimed the “most pathetic” sentiment allegedly repeated throughout the cards was: “I hope we meet again.”

They added: “She even sent one to King Charles and Queen Camilla. Considering it was Charles who stripped her and Andrew of their royal titles, it just seems embarrassingly desperate and like a better letter.”

It’s understood Ferguson was encouraged to send the messages by Andrew, with some cards reportedly signed by both of them.

“There’s no sign that Andrew has sent any cards to the royals himself,” a senior palace source said.

“It seems he has withdrawn completely from public-facing correspondence, leaving Sarah to maintain a family-friendly front.”

While Andrew and Ferguson remain firmly on the outer- and are widely believed to have no path back into the royal fold- their daughters, Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, have been deliberately shielded from the fallout.

It’s understood the 77-year-old monarch is “keen to protect” his nieces and their HRH titles as granddaughters of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Future King Prince William reportedly shares the same view and, according to GB News, has “made clear to the 37 and 35-year-old sisters that they remain blameless in the matter” in their parents’ fall from grace. 

As a result, both Beatrice and Eugenie attended the 2025 Christmas Day church service at Sandringham alongside senior members of the Royal Family.

Their parents, however, are believed to have spent what may be their final Christmas together at their Royal Lodge home near Windsor Castle, following their eviction from the property amid the Epstein scandal fallout.

Despite divorcing in 1996, the pair lived together rent-free for more than two decades in the 31-room mansion on Windsor Great Park.

They have now reportedly been given until the “end of Easter” to vacate- an extension from their initial “end of January” eviction deadline.

It’s understood Andrew will relocate to Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate, while Fergie is said to be searching for a new home in Windsor.