Sarah Reportedly Planning to Flee the UK and 'Be Free Again’ ― But There’s One Thing Stopping Her
The former Duchess is allegedly now looking to build a life beyond the UK ― possibly in Australia with her sister.
Starting over sometimes feels easier and necessary when the walls begin to close in. For Sarah Ferguson, that moment may have arrived. After years living at Royal Lodge with her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former Duchess is allegedly now looking to build a life beyond the UK ― possibly in Australia. The decision, though not officially confirmed, goes to show the distance between her and the royal family after the Epstein scandal. Reportedly, there's just one thing stopping her ― the thought of leaving her daughters.
As Mountbatten Windsor prepares to move to a new home on the Sandringham Estate, said to be privately funded by the King, Ferguson seems determined to find her own way forward. As reported by The Express, royal commentator Phil Dampier said she might be heading to Australia to be near her sister Jane. "Sarah's sister Jane recently came over to comfort her, and she has suggested she could always move to be near her in Australia. Fergie has always loved Oz and Aussies, and some still like her,” Dampier shared. The idea, according to him, is less about escape and more about finding a place to breathe freely.
The sisters are said to be like two peas in a pod since childhood. Jane Luedecke is said to have flown from Australia to Britain this year to support Ferguson after her leaked 2011 email to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein brought immense backlash. In it, she called the financier her ‘supreme friend.’ As the news broke, the 66-year-old stressed that she sent the message out of fear for her daughter's safety. But it did little to quell the public discord.
Friends of the Duchess have revealed that she feels both restless and regretful. “She keeps repeating, ‘What if I hadn’t done this, or hadn’t done that,’” a friend told the Daily Mail. Apparently, Ferguson has been spending long hours in her Grade II-listed home, surrounded by boxes as her belongings are packed away. Her isolation has only deepened since Mountbatten Windsor’s title loss, with invitations to social events reportedly ‘drying up overnight.’ Another insider told the Daily Mail, “She’s always rather lived on the hoof, and aside from her children and grandchildren, there’s not a lot to keep her here."
This is what's allegedly stopping her from following through with her Australia plan. Despite the controversy, Ferguson remains deeply devoted to her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and their children. The trio, who affectionately call themselves the ‘tripod,’ would rarely see each other if she chose to move abroad. "Like many families with loved ones on the other side of the world, she would miss her daughters and grandkids," Dampier noted, adding, "But they could always visit, and at least she would be free to live again."
