'If she wanted to be seen, she would be': The question everyone is asking about Sarah Ferguson
Sarah Ferguson has kept a low profile amid the latest developments concerning her ex-husband, the disgraced former Prince Andrew.
The former Duchess of York has been MIA since October 2025, when the 66-year-old's emails to Epstein were revealed, where she called him a "supreme friend" and even asked him to employ her.
Fergie has not been seen out in public in the wake of Andrew's bombshell arrest in February either – prompting royal watchers to speculate over her whereabouts.
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Sarah Ferguson has not been seen in public since October. AP
The hosts of HELLO!'s A Right Royal Podcast asked Matt Wilkinson, royal editor of The Sun, what he believed Fergie was doing as she waits for the latest wave of scandals to blow over.
"Where is she? Where is Fergie? We've been trying to find her for ages," Wilkinson said.
"It's almost semi-guesswork.
"She went to Ireland, to a spa there. She went to Verbier. She stayed in a chalet lent to her by Paddy McNally, an old friend."
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Sarah Ferguson and the former Prince Andrew wed in 1986. Getty
The couple divorced in 1996, though they have continued to live together. Getty
Ferguson was reportedly staying at the Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa in Donegal, Ireland, a favourite of hers.
She previously shared the location in a TikTok, saying, "I find when things get sometimes overwhelming, I just try and take myself off to the most beautiful, wonderful blast of fresh air."
The author was also believed to go into exile in Portugal, where her daughter Princess Eugenie lives part-time due to her husband Jack Brooksbank's job.
"She could be in Portugal. Eugenie came back recently. I'm trying to remember where Eugenie is. But yes, we've not seen Sarah since the beginning of February," Wilkinson said.
"The thing with Sarah, though, is if she wanted to be seen, she would be," he added.
The comments come as York city councillors have proposed a motion to remove the honour of the Freedom of the City of York from the Duchess of York.
It was awarded to the couple as a wedding gift in 1987, and was stripped from her ex-husband three years ago, two months after he agreed an out-of-court settlement with the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her on three occasions when she was 17.
Andrew denies any wrongdoing.
Ferguson is speculated to be hiding out in Portugal with the help of her daughter Princess Eugenie. Getty
Ferguson is next on the chopping block, with the issue being the only item on the agenda for a council meeting on March 26.
Claire Douglas, the council leader, said at the time: "We deplore the continued associations with Jeffrey Epstein by those carrying the York title."
Guy Close, the council's democratic services manager, said of the meeting: "Members of the public will be given the opportunity to contribute. There may well be contributions from the leader of the council and political group leaders.
"The motion has been put forward by the leader of the council with five signatories. My understanding is there was cross-party support for it, so there was no difficulty in getting the numbers."
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