Sarah Ferguson jets off on Christmas trip without Prince Andrew amid Royal Lodge money row and Beatrice’s ‘concerns’
Amid Beatrice’s worries for the Duke, Sarah Ferguson has left on a Christmas vacation without Prince Andrew.
The 65-year-old Duchess of York, the newest royal to join TikTok, announced her new voyage on social media at the beginning of this week.
Although Fergie and the disgraced Duke of York, 64, are still friends despite their official 1996 divorce, it seems that she has left the country in quest of some Christmas cheer amid the Royal Lodge money dispute.
Sarah posted a video of herself at Heathrow Airport just before her departure to Austria’s capital.
With the description, “Heading off to Venice to kick start Christmas,” the video was posted. I adore this season and witnessing the happiness on people’s faces.
The mother of two smiled: Since it’s Monday, I’ve decided that we should start celebrating Christmas.
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I was traveling to Vienna from Heathrow Airport.
What am I doing in Vienna, anyway? I’ll be at [the] Christmas fair.
She remarked, obviously ecstatic that Prince Andrew was not in sight: “The airports are just so exciting.”
It’s a fresh day, a fresh adventure. Come on.
Despite just being shared two days ago, the TikTok video, which was uploaded to Sarah’s official account, @sarahtheduchess, has already received 435,900 views, leaving many people speechless.
The grounded Duchess was praised by royal fans in the comments section, with many calling her a legend.
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Love Fergie, she’s a legend, so grounded, someone commented.
Here’s another: My favorite royal.
A third person said: Duchess, you are quite adorable.
Beatrice’s concerns for Prince Andrew
However, Sarah’s vacation follows rumors that her daughter is worried about Prince Andrew.
According to reports, the disgraced Duke of York now depends on “protective Princesses Beatrice, 36, and Eugenie, 34,” even though he spends the majority of his time confined to Windsor’s deteriorating Royal Lodge.
“The girls take the grandchildren to visit him most weekends,” a source says, five years after his contentious New York City interview marked the end of his public existence.
Compared to former years, they are now spending a lot more time with him.
Inside Prince Andrew’s ‘crumbling’ Royal Lodge
At least for the time being, the disgraced Duke of York dwells at the 30 million-pound Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
Insiders have dubbed the standoff the “siege of Royal Lodge” as King Charles has intensified his efforts to remove the Duke.
Prince Andrew still resides at the country home with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, even though they divorced in 1996.
With its striking white façade, Prince Andrew’s royal home has 30 rooms with lots of space for entertainment, as well as seven bedrooms on the upper two floors.
At his “crumbling” house, the Duke of York is reported to spend his days “watching TV in a dark room” like a prisoner.
The estimated annual cost of Royal Lodge’s “need extensive repairs” is around 400,000.
According to reports, the monarch is growing more and more irritated with Andrew’s disregard for the enormous mansion.
Despite having no visible source of income, Andrew allegedly promised King Charleshe that he would handle the costly renovations.
“They are quite close to their father; they seem to be quite protective towards him.”
The Duke of York, who lives with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in a 30-bedroom, 30-million-dollar house, is rumored to have found comfort in his grandchildren.
‘There is no way back for Prince Andrew’, claims PR guru
The Prince According to one of Britain’s leading PR experts, Andrew’s reputation is irreparably harmed and he will never be able to engineer a comeback to public life.
Nick Ede, a brand and cultural specialist who owns the East of Eden public relations firm, called the disgraced royal a fool for believing he would ever be able to resume his royal duties and advised him to give up and enjoy his life in exile.
It comes after Scoop, a Netflix film based on his 2019 interview with Newsnight, was released.
“There is no way back for him,” Nick stated.
I believe you are aware of this constant possibility that he might return. No one is interested. He has no admirers.
No one in the world is going to Not a single person, but Prince Andrew is what we want to see. I believe he needs to understand that. However, I believe it will take a very long time for him to truly comprehend. It’s incredibly naive.
“I think that simply enjoying life is the finest thing he could do. He has beautiful daughters. He has a beautiful home and a wonderful connection with Fergie.
Simply lead a tranquil life.
Five years ago, Andrew resigned his royal duties “for the foreseeable future” due to the backlash from the interview. Nick compared the fallout to Frost v. Nixon and stated he would have advised him against doing so.
He said, “Go quiet, be quiet, just go to ground,” if I had been giving him advice. You are aware that you are a prince. Don’t open this bag of worms, because that’s what it is, but enjoy your life.
The fact that a friendship with someone like Epstein was extremely toxic was not acknowledged. It was unknown that Epstein had utterly destroyed the lives of numerous trafficking victims. It appeared that he saw his affiliation with that individual as nothing but good.
His worst mistake, in my opinion, was undoubtedly accepting the interview and going on with it without realizing that a very competent journalist would be interviewing him and asking him questions that he might not find agreeable.
However, I believe this has demonstrated just how outdated Prince Andrew’s ideas and attitudes are.
Examine the space. He hasn’t even read a room.
He has been spotted driving Sienna Mapelli-Mozzi, Beatrice and Eduardo Mapelli-Mozzi’s three-year-old daughter, about the Windsor Estate.
As his young granddaughter learns to ride horses—a popular pastime in the royal family—Andrew has also been assisting her in taking charge.
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After feeling as though he has lost everything due to the Royal Lodge dispute, the haughty Duke is reportedly turning to his kids for support.
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Charles reportedly wanted Andrew out of the house for years, despite reports that Andrew had demonstrated to Palace officials that he had the money necessary to maintain the upkeep of Royal Lodge, the 30-room, 30-meter, 19th-century listed Windsor home he occupies with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
However, after signing a lease that expires in 2078, Andrew, who moved into Royal Lodge—the former residence of the Queen Mother—in 2004, has refused to leave.
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According to royal analyst Rupert Bell, Andrew feels as though he has lost everything, and if he loses his home, he will likely feel as though even more has been taken away from him.
One of Prince Andrew’s issues is that he is sometimes certain of his correctness, which leads to his getting into trouble because he is stubborn. Other times, his own conceit has led to these issues.
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