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Beyond the Royal Split: Why Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson Are the 'Happiest Divorced Couple' Who Still Live Together

Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, divorced since 1996, have been living together for 16 years as the 'happiest divorced couple.'

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have been "roommates" in the Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle since 2008, leaving one royal insider to reveal "you would never know they are ex-spouses."

After years of shared and individual controversies, the Duke and Duchess of York reportedly love living up to the title of the world's "happiest divorced couple."

Last year, Ferguson, nicknamed "Fergie" by the British press, was feeling nostalgic about her July 23, 1986, "Cinderella" wedding to the Duke of York at London's ancient Westminster Abbey.

"I came down the aisle and came out a princess. My heart is full with belief that anything is possible; before that, I was working in an art gallery, and it took me 45 minutes to get to work," the ex-royal shared on her podcast, "Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah."

"And there I was walking up the aisle at Westminster Abbey. I spent the night at Clarence House, and everyone on the streets was chanting, 'Fergie, Fergie!' I was watching Cinderella with the girls the other day, and I said to the girls, 'I did that!'" the Duke of York's ex-wife observed.

The pair first met in the 1960s as children before becoming reacquainted in 1985, and after a whirlwind romance, the then-fourth in line to the British throne proposed to the curator. Their wedding in July 1986 was the first major royal marriage since Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, five years earlier, and its pageantry captured the imagination of Britain.

The Duchess of York gave birth to Princess Beatrice in 1988, and Princess Eugenie followed in 1990.

Although the union rapidly disintegrated and the couple divorced 10 years later, they have remained good friends. Sarah moved into Royal Lodge with her ex in 2008, and she has been his roommate ever since.

About her "unique" family union, Ferguson told an outlet in 2018, "We sit round the table and have afternoon tea together. It's a very important part of our lives. We're the happiest divorced couple in the world. We're divorced from each other, not from each other. My duty is to him. I am so proud of him. I stand by him and always will. The way we are is our fairytale. The Yorks are a united family. We've shown it."

This comes as King Charles III has reportedly ordered Prince Andrew to downsize from the Royal Lodge after severing his personal security.

Fergie was also reported to have been on "high alert" recently thanks to the brotherly rift and reportedly contemplated putting her London townhouse "on Airbnb" for additional income if booted from the mansion.

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