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Fergie rubbishes Beatrice rumours as ex-Duchess breaks from humiliated Andrew

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Sarah Ferguson is refusing to trail Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor into exile, with her spokesman confirming today she is “assessing a number of options” for her next home and has made no final decision. The statement, issued to PEOPLE magazine, explicitly rules out moving with Andrew to Sandringham or into an annexe at Princess Beatrice’s Cotswolds estate. It also pours cold water on earlier reports that she would join Princess Eugenie in Portugal.

The 66-year-old, who lost her Duchess title in October, has lived at Royal Lodge since 2008 but now faces eviction alongside Andrew by February 2026. Sources say Ms Ferguson is determined to carve out an independent future away from the disgraced former prince after the London Gazette today formally erased his last royal honours. The move signals the end of their unusual post-divorce cohabitation and marks a clean break for the York family’s “great Houdini”.

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