'Impossible' for Sarah Ferguson to join inner royal circle again, expert claims

By Jasmine Carey, Royal Reporter

Sarah Ferguson has faced a PR nightmare over the last few weeks (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, may find it “impossible” to be part of the inner Royal Family circle ever again, a royal expert has said. Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, 65, has faced a massive PR crisis over the last few weeks after it was revealed she had emailed the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 after he was released from prison for child sex offences.

In the email, Sarah had called Epstein her “supreme friend” and had apologised for criticising him in an interview. A spokesperson for the duchess has since said she only sent the email out of fear that Epstein was going to sue her for defamation.

While this may be the case, this latest scandal has put the duchess under a negative spotlight, with one royal expert now believing that she won’t be part of the Royal Family’s inner circle ever again.

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It is also believed she may no longer join the Royals on the public stage, which includes Christmas at Sandringham.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told The Mirror: "I think it’s inconceivable that Andrew and Sarah could appear in public at Sandringham.

“And if they joined the family party but kept away from the public and the cameras, it could open up the King to charges of hypocrisy.

"It’s another very tricky domestic situation for Charles . He is a sensitive man, and family is important to him. Nothing can change the fact that Andrew is his brother.”

Sarah and Andrew could be seen less and less on the royal stage (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

She continued: “But these latest revelations about Fergie‘s association with Jeffrey Epstein – and the prospect that there is more to come – make it impossible for her to be part of the inner family circle again.”

Bond also said that the scandal could be the “permanent end” to Andrew and Sarah’s Christmas appearances with the royals at Sandringham.

Prince Andrew and Sarah’s daughters Princess Eugenie, 35, and Princess Beatrice, 37, have not commented on the latest scandals their parents have found themselves involved in.

However, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk that the sisters are likely to find their parent’s situation “devastating”.