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Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA     (sarah-ferguson-relocation-uk-jeffrey-epstein.html#img-1)   View image in fullscreen       Ferguson used to live with her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, at his former home Royal Lodge in Windsor until he was forced to vacate the premises. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA       (https://www.theguardian.com/uk/sarah-ferguson) Sarah Ferguson     Sarah Ferguson to return to UK after relocating amid Epstein revelations   Former Duchess of York moved to Swiss chalet during fallout over her friendship with convicted child sex offender         (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sammy-gecsoyler) Sammy Gecsoyler   Sat 29 Aug 2026 10.32 EDT  First published on Sat 29 Aug 2026 08.42 EDT   (mailto:?subject=Sarah Ferguson to return to UK after relocating amid Epstein revelations&body=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/29/sarah-ferguson-relocation-uk-jeffrey-epstein?CMP=share_btn_url) Share          (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=theguardian.com) Prefer the Guardian on Google          Sarah Ferguson will return to the UK after relocating to a Swiss chalet amid the fallout over the friendship between her and her ex-husband, (https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-andrew) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor , and the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports. The pair were (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/30/prince-andrew-leave-royal-lodge-windsor) stripped of their royal titles in October over the scandal of their relationship with Epstein. According to the Sun, the former Duchess of York, 66, is renting a six-bedroom gated property in the home counties.  Ferguson used to live with Mountbatten-Windsor at Royal Lodge in Windsor until he was forced to vacate the premises and move to Marsh Farm on King Charles’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. She could “imminently” move into a new home, which has three bathrooms and a “granny annexe”, according to the Sun. It is believed Ferguson has been spending time out of the public eye at a Swiss chalet in Verbier since leaving Royal Lodge, and her belongings were collected from Andrew’s home in Sandringham this week, the newspaper added. Her expected return comes just days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived back in the UK with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The family are expected to enjoy an “extended stay” in Britain, with the children enrolled at school and due to start next week. (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/29/harry-meghan-uk-return-controversy-tips-sussexes)  There is clearly trouble ahead for Harry and Meghan on their return to the UK. Here are five ways to avert it | Stephen Bates     Read more        Ferguson has faced calls to speak to US authorities about Epstein after last year’s release of millions of documents associated with him shed fresh light on their relationship. One email exchange suggested Ferguson had taken her daughters to see Epstein in the US days after he was released from prison for child sex crimes. A year after his conviction for child sex crimes, Ferguson thanked Epstein for being the “brother” she had “always wished for” in an email. Last September, the Mail on Sunday published emails from 2011, in which (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/21/sarah-ferguson-apologised-to-jeffrey-epstein-after-disowning-him-leaked-emails-suggest) Ferguson privately described Epstein as her “supreme friend” and apologised for “letting him down”, despite having publicly called her association with him “a gigantic error of judgment”. The messages were sent less than two months after she had insisted she would “never have anything to do with [Epstein] again”, amid pressure over the ties she and Mountbatten-Windsor had maintained with him – including a £15,000 payment Epstein made to help settle Ferguson’s debts. Epstein has been the downfall of Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his titles by the King because of “serious lapses of judgment” over his friendship with the late child sex offender and allegations of sexual assault against him by one of Epstein’s victims, (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-abuse-epstein-maxwell) Virginia Giuffre . (sarah-ferguson-relocation-uk-jeffrey-epstein.html#EmailSignup-skip-link-12) skip past newsletter promotion    Free newsletter | Every weekday Sign up to First Edition  Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters  ()   Enter your email  ()   Sign up      after newsletter promotion   Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her original name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over her links to Epstein. She and Mountbatten-Windsor were given the honour as a wedding present from York in 1987 during a visit to the city. The former duchess has published more than 50 books – largely children’s titles – but after the Epstein revelations, thousands of copies of her latest children’s book were withdrawn from sale and “pulped”. Earlier this year, Ferguson’s international charity, Sarah’s Trust, announced its closure “for the foreseeable future”. Seven charities, including the Teenage Cancer Trust and children’s hospice, have also (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/22/charity-cuts-ties-sarah-ferguson-message-jeffrey-epstein) cut ties and revoked Ferguson’s patronage due to her links with Epstein. Six companies linked to Ferguson – S Phoenix Events, Fergie’s Farm, La Luna Investments, Solamoon Ltd, Philanthrapreneur Ltd and Planet Partners Productions Ltd – were wound down in February after more damaging revelations came to light with the release of the Epstein files.         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