Sarah Ferguson is ‘more on edge’ than Andrew and ‘may flee UK’: Ex-Duchess ‘blaming herself’ as she and disgraced royal hunker down in Royal Lodge ‘surrounded by Amazon deliveries’

Sarah Ferguson ‘blames herself’ and could leave England as disgraced ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten finally leaves Windsor 30 years after their divorce.

The former Duchess is said to be ‘more nervous’ than Andrew and has been hiding out at the Royal Lodge ‘surrounded by Amazon deliveries’ amid the couple’s dramatic fallout.

Andrew was stripped of his title as Prince on Thursday and also agreed to give up his lease on the 30-room Royal Lodge, for which he had been paying ‘pepper rent’ for decades.

The couple came to light in recent weeks when emails showing their contacts emerged. convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, although they have publicly dissociated themselves from him.

A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Sarah is going around blaming herself. He keeps repeating, “What if I hadn’t done this, what if I hadn’t done that?”

Meanwhile another source He said that Fergie is now considering leaving the country.

They said: ‘He’s always lived on his feet and there’s not much to keep him here except his children and grandchildren. So the invitations dried up overnight.’

Sarah has been a staunch ally of her husband for years, supporting him after his disastrous Newsnight interview.

Pictured: Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten at Royal Ascot in Windsor, 2019

Image: Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, where Andrew lived

The couple, who officially divorced in 1996, continued to live together for most of the thirty years since then.

But while Andrew began his life as an ordinary citizen at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, Sarah said she would now find her own place and ‘get on with her life’.

It is expected to take weeks before Andrew is finally released from Royal Lodge; The move isn’t expected to happen until the new year.

A source said: ‘Amazon deliveries to the royal lodge are incredible. There are rooms full of unopened boxes.

‘It will take weeks, if not months, to remove all their mess.’

Another insider also said that while Sarah and Andrew once gave each other strength, now it’s the opposite.

‘There are many who almost admire her dogged devotion to her ex-husband and family,’ they continued.

‘He has always found a way to bounce back from the many public scandals he has faced over the years, normally with a well-paid public disgrace and a promise to change his ways.

‘[But] This is unlikely to happen this time. It’s no longer just about her financial situation, but also her personal relationships with a serial sexual harasser and her willingness to lie about them.

Andrew in a photo of Virginia Giuffre and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly taken in 2001, when Giuffre was 17

Image: ‘Flora and Fern: Kindness along the way’ – Sarah Ferguson’s latest children’s book, currently delayed

‘The phone stopped ringing throughout the night. Even those who were willing to defend him less than a month ago now want nothing to do with him.

‘This is a disaster. Professionally and personally. Even he can’t see a way to recover.’

The former Duchess of York, an author, also appears to be facing delays in the publication of her latest children’s book, which is due to hit shelves on October 9.

However, according to the press release on Bookseller, the book is now listed as only available on Amazon from November 28th.

The problems arose after Waterstones booksellers told BBC News that the book’s publication date had changed.

Meanwhile, Sarah’s publisher, New Frontier Publishing, did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by the BBC.

However, an industry source told the BBC that delaying the broadcast would be “a completely sensible decision”.

Sarah’s previous publicists declined to comment when asked if they planned to cut ties with the disgraced former Duchess.

Harper Collins, which has published two books, the most recent being 2023’s Most Intriguing Woman, declined to comment but said both books were available.

Amid speculation that Ms Ferguson might write a tell-all memoir, Neill Denny, editor of book trade news website Book Brunch, said: ‘I think publishers will be wary of tackling the story of the former Duchess of York.’

Once hailed as the ‘savior’ of ITV’s daytime show, Sarah Ferguson (pictured here on Loose Women) has been dumped by the broadcaster

Prince Andrew was seen grinning and engaging in light conversation at the end of the Requiem Mass on the day of the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail about the behind-the-scenes drama of the last few days, insiders also revealed that the former Duchess of York, now known simply as Sarah Ferguson, may be leaving the UK and living abroad because she ‘has nowhere else to go’.

Sarah’s world came crashing down in the last few weeks when she was dropped by ITV after The Mail on Sunday revealed an email the former duchess wrote to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in which she apologized profusely for publicly breaking up with him after he was convicted of sexting a girl under 18 in 2008.

Daughters Princess Beatrice and Eugenie are said to have encouraged their mother to rebrand.

Sarah works with a number of PR ‘fixers’ who work with some of the biggest brands, the Sun reports.

She apparently told her team of experts that she wanted to be a leader in the ‘world of female positivity’ by seeking opportunities that would showcase her as a mother and philanthropist.

Despite the uncertainty about Sarah’s future, the future of her beloved Corgi is at least secure.

Buckingham Palace this week welcomed the late Queen Elizabeth II. He confirmed that Elizabeth’s corgi, adopted by Andrew and Sarah, will remain in their care.

The couple took care of Muick and Sandy after the monarch’s death and housed them at Royal Lodge.

But as the couple left their Windsor address, speculation arose about who would keep the two dogs.

Now Buckingham Palace has announced that ‘the corgis will stay with the family’.

However, it was not clear whether it would be Andrew, Sarah or Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice who would give them a home.