The arrest of the former prince Andrés Mountbatten-Windsorarrested on his 66th birthday for alleged misconduct in public office within the framework of Epstein casehas once again shaken the foundations of the British monarchy. It is the first time that the former eighth in line to the throne has been arrested in connection with this plot and the police have registered two of his residencesamong them Royal Lodge y Wood Farm. According to the British press, it is first senior modern royal arrested for this type of accusation.
As the investigation progresses, all eyes are now focused on Sarah Fergusonand in his daughters, princesses Beatriz and Eugeniawho have chosen to remain in a discreet background. The questions about the future of the ex-duchess They are increasingly insistent. Since the scandal broke he has kept a low profile and has not been photographed in public since September 25, 2025. According to the ‘Daily Mail’, it would have recently happened time with friends in the French Alps before moving to the United Arab Emirates.
During this period he has also met his youngest daughter, Eugeniawhich was found andn Qatar for professional reasons to attend the Doha art fair as director of the Swiss gallery Hauser & Wirthas reported by ‘Hello!’. Despite not being charged or arrested, Ferguson would be living a social exile similar to that of her ex-husband. Although they had three decades divorcedboth continued until recently residing together at Royal Lodgethe mansion from which they were evicted by Carlos III.
Andrés, with his daughters, princesses Eugenia (left) and Beatriz, in 2011. / Gero Breloer / AP
“Sarah Ferguson has no future. She’s ashamed, her businesses are closed and no charity will count on her. I’m sure a lot more will come to light. We’re not there yet.”
Numerous emails
The situation of the ex-duchess has been aggravated after the publication of numerous emails in which Epstein described her as his “constant, generous and supreme friend“evidencing the close relationship they had. According to those messages, Ferguson repeatedly asked him for money to pay his bills. debts and continued in contact with him even after the financier served time for sexual crimes against minors. Even he took his two daughters to lunch with him five days after his release from prison. In other emails, she He apologized for publicly denouncing himclaiming that he did it to protect his career as children’s book author.
According to the documents, the former Duchess of York had an exchange of messages with Epstein in which she not only discussed her personal relationship with him, but also ihe involved his daughters. One of the most commented emails is from 2010, coinciding with a planned trip from Ferguson to New York. In that message, the duchess wrote that she had not yet confirmed her availability because she was “waiting for Eugenia to return from a weekend of sex.” Andrés’ ex was alluding to a trip that Princess Eugenie took with her then boyfriend and future husband, Jack Brooksbank.
Other messages refer to face-to-face meetings between Epstein, Sarah Ferguson and their daughters. In one of them, the duchess thanks the magnate for a compliment that, according to her, she had given in front of Beatriz and Eugenia during a lunch. “I have never been so moved by the kindness of a friend as by your compliment in front of my daughters. Thank you, Jeffrey, for being the brother I have always wanted,” he wrote.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with his daughters, Princesses Eugenie of York (in red) and Beatrice of York / JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Businesses in liquidation
Furthermore, it has been known that six companies linked to Ferguson are in the process of liquidation after the latest documentary revelations. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams explained in the ‘Daily Mail’ that “Sarah Ferguson has no future. She is ashamed, her businesses are closed and no charity will count on her. Surely many more things will come to light. “We haven’t reached the end.”
In parallel, Beatriz and Eugenia have remained silent since his father’s arrest. According to information published by the British press, Eugenia would not speak or see Andrés since last Christmas, marking distance in the midst of the escalation of the scandal. In his case, who founded the Anti-Slavery Collective to help combat sex traffickingthe anger is compounded by his father’s refusal to apologize to Epstein’s victims.
Loss of patronage?
Both sisters have been the subject of debate about their future institutional role. Fitzwilliams himself assured ‘The Express’ that they could “disappear from real life” and lose their charitable patronages, recommending that they remain silent.
In this context, various media have indicated that the King Charles III would be determined to protect and defend his niecesdifferentiating his situation from that of his brother and preventing the scandal from compromising his role within the family. The monarch has already officially reacted to Andrés’ arrest, stressing that the process must be “complete, fair and adequate” and that “the law must take its course.” According to the British press, neither the king nor Buckingham Palace were previously informed of the arrest.
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