Sarah Ferguson could be set for mega windfall after F1 ex dies leaving £600m | Royal | News

sarah ferguson It has been suggested he may inherit money from his former partner Paddy McNally following his death earlier this week. The former Formula 1 king has died aged 88 and the pair remained close after dating before marrying Sarah Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The motorsport mogul reportedly gave Sarah, known as Fergie, shelter in his £15 million Swiss chalet in his final days. It comes after the mother-of-two was evicted from the Royal Lodge and stripped of her title as Duchess of York over her links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The appearance of his picture or name in the Epstein files does not imply any wrongdoing.

Before his death, Paddy had become the 240th richest person in Britain.

Speculation has already increased as to whether Sarah will inherit any money from her millions.

According to The Sun, a source who knows them said: “Paddy has always looked after Sarah and she has needed a lot of care at times over the last four decades.

“He never abandoned her throughout his life and even in his last days allowed her a safe haven in his home in Verbier.”

Paddy’s eight-bedroom Verbier chalet called Les Gais Lutins is said to be where Sarah is staying.

The luxury property includes a guest suite and was nicknamed the “Cocaine Castle” in the 1980s for hosting hedonistic parties of the rich and famous. The house is near Andrew’s former chalet, Helora.

His multi-million pound property portfolio also includes Ian Fleming’s former home, Sevenhampton Place. wiltshire. He is said to have paid £7 million for it in 1987 – it is now worth an estimated £40 million.