A resurfaced clip from 2011 shows Sarah Ferguson storming out of a television interview after being questioned about a 'cash-for-access' scandal involving her ex-husband, Prince Andrew. The former Duchess of York, now 66, was interviewed by Michael Usher on 60 Minutes Australia when she became visibly agitated by the line of questioning.
The interview came a year after Ferguson was secretly filmed by an undercover reporter from the now-defunct News of the World, offering access to Prince Andrew for £500,000. In the undercover footage, she was heard saying: '£500,000 when you can, to me, open doors.' During the 2011 interview, Usher pressed her on whether she had taken the money, leading to a heated exchange.
Ferguson initially admitted to taking £4,000 in cash but claimed she returned it as soon as she knew it was a scandal. When Usher challenged her timeline, she snapped: 'Don't try and trick me now because I am not going to play this game. Delete that bit.' She then abruptly left the set, saying she needed 'five minutes,' before returning to finish the interview in a frosty manner.
The clip was reshared by 60 Minutes Australia in September 2024, following the release of emails in which Ferguson referred to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as her 'supreme friend.' She has denied any wrongdoing. At the time of the original scandal, she was dropped by several charities, including the Teenage Cancer Trust.
In late 2025, Ferguson and Prince Andrew were stripped of all royal titles and privileges and evicted from their 30-bedroom Royal Lodge home. Andrew was relocated to the Sandringham Estate, while Ferguson was reportedly left to arrange her own accommodation. She has not been seen publicly since the latest Epstein email revelations and is believed to have fled the UK, spending time in the French Alps and the United Arab Emirates.
