Sarah Ferguson is seen for the first time in months ‘at a luxury ski resort in Austria’
Sarah Ferguson has been seen for the first time in months at a ‘luxury’ ski resort in Austria.
The 66-year-old, who was stripped of her Duchess of York title last year in the wake of her links to Jeffrey Epstein, has been pictured in The Sun.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife appeared expressionless as she walked to a people carrier from a chalet at a ‘luxury’ Alpine ski resort.
Dressed in a blue coat, the former duchess carried a teal tote bag as her hair was nestled beneath a white baseball cap.
It comes as Fergie has not been seen in public for 213 amid calls for her to provide US officials with evidence after the emergence of her relationship with Epstein.
The 66-year-old had gone off the radar after a trove of documents released by the US Department of Justice, known as the Epstein Files, revealed damning emails between her and the paedophile financier.
Yesterday, a source told the publication that Fergie had been ‘keeping an incredibly low profile’ in the Alps, as she ‘clearly’ wanted to keep out of public view for the foreseeable.
‘Her choice of outfit when she popped out was obviously carefully chosen to help her avoid being recognised,’ they added.
‘The area is absolutely beautiful and it’s very quiet most of the time, so it’s the perfect place for a high-profile figure such as her to lie low when the heat is on.’
Pictured: Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor attend day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 21, 2019
The ex-duchess was last photographed driving from her previous home, where she lived with her ex-husband Andrew for decades, a week after her last official outing, being the Duchess of Kent’s funeral at Westminster Cathedral on September 16.
And on December 12, she attempted to hide in the back of a car as she arrived for her one-year-old granddaughter’s, Athena’s, christening at St James Palace on December 12.
Following the latest release of the Epstein files last month, Ms Ferguson’s ties to the paedophile financier were brought into question off the back of her disgraced ex-husband’s relations with him.
She was mentioned numerous times and emails suggest he had been bankrolling her for 15 years. In one 2009 email she is believed to have said the Epstein: ‘I urgently need 20,000 pounds ($27,521) for rent today.
‘The landlord has threatened to go to the newspapers if I don’t pay. Any brainwaves?’
In another gushing message, she appears to say ‘Just marry me’ after a string of compliments to the paedophile who had been convicted of soliciting sex from a minor the year before.
Ferguson even seemed to involve her own children with Epstein, apparently talking of then-19-year-old Eugenie coming back from a ‘shagging weekend’ in 2010. She is also believed to have introduced her then-22-year-old goddaughter to Epstein following his release from prison.
In one 2011 email, she wrote that he was a ‘steadfast, generous and supreme friend’ to her and her family. This was sent after he was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 and after she denounced her own involvement with him as an error of judgment.
A spokesperson for the former duchess said this email was sent in response to legal threats following her public comments.
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