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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

The "Desperate Line" Sarah Ferguson Is Using as a "Plea" to Royal Family Members in the Christmas Cards She's Writing "Alone"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of Yorks speaks during the Climate Solidarity in the Commonwealth panel at Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions - The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino's on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen).

Alongside her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson was forced to give up all of her official royal titles in 2025. She will also be evicted from Royal Lodge, the home she shares with ex-Prince Andrew, and move into a private property without him. And according to new reports, the former Duchess of York is using her Christmas cards as a means of damage control

As reported by the Daily Mail, "With the long-divorced couple finally preparing to go their separate ways, 66-year-old Sarah, it is understood, has been signing her cards alone." Meanwhile, the Express reported that Ferguson has used her solo holiday cards to make a "plea to" the Royal Family.

"Those addressed to members of the Royal Family have been accompanied by a gushing personalized apology for her part in the fall of the House of York, including the desperate line: 'I hope we'll meet again,'" the Daily Mail explained.

"Sarah, it is understood, has been signing her cards alone." (Image credit: Getty Images)

Ferguson was forced to relinquish her royal titles after emails revealed her continued contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, long after she'd claimed to have cut him off. The former duchess's alleged association with the disgraced financier meant she had no choice but to permanently take a step back from the Royal Family.

Sarah Ferguson has allegedly used her solo holiday cards to make a "plea to" the Royal Family. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Royal expert Emily Andrews revealed in Woman magazine (via the Daily Express) that, according to a source, Ferguson had "been left devastated by the fallout from the Epstein email scandal."

The royal insider shared, "She's on edge, panicking, and has become a virtual recluse in the past weeks." Elaborating on the situation, the source noted, "She has nothing left to lose now, so she could easily sell another autobiography in the U.S.—it worked for [Prince] Harry."

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