Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is reportedly weighing up lucrative offers for a tell-all interview or TV documentary series, despite concerns over how it would affect her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Ms Ferguson has not spoken publicly since being embroiled in the Epstein scandal, although she has denied any knowledge of criminal activity after being named in documents released by the US Department of Justice.
After a seven-month absence from public view, Ms Ferguson was recently photographed at a £2,000-per-night ski chalet in Austria, where she is believed to have been keeping a low profile. A source told the Mirror that she is open to giving a tell-all interview, with US streaming executives and British producers expressing interest, including an American bid worth $1.75m (£1.3m). However, she is said to be concerned about the impact on her daughters, who are part of the Royal Family.
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes Beatrice and Eugenie would be in despair if Ms Ferguson went ahead. “Whatever she said would result in headline news and the sort of publicity that Beatrice and Eugenie are desperately trying to avoid,” Ms Bond told the Mirror. She suggested that the best strategy for Ms Ferguson to protect her family is to continue keeping a low profile, adding that further revelations would antagonise the Palace further.
Ms Bond questioned the claims that Ms Ferguson is strapped for cash, given her extended stay at an upmarket Austrian resort. “I simply don’t buy the idea that she is desperate for money,” she said, suggesting that Ms Ferguson would be better off living modestly rather than selling her story. “What’s wrong with renting a modest house and cutting her cloth to suit her finances? It’s what the rest of us have to do, and I think she might regain a tiny modicum of respect if she did the same.”
