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This Is Why

Revisited: Sarah Ferguson: Debts, deceit and the downfall of a duchess

This Is Why

Sky News

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Over 2025, every Friday, the Sky News Daily has been profiling a figure in the news – those who are making headlines, creating conversations. During the festive period, we’re revisiting some of those standout profiles – the ones that really got us talking.

In October, the royal previously known as Prince Andrew, lost his titles over his association with convicted pedofile Jeffrey Epstein.

His ex-wife – Sarah Ferguson – was also in Epstein's network, and she was dropped as a patron of several charities at the time. But it wasn’t the first time Sarah – Duchess of York had caused the Royal family a headache.

Andrew Lownie, historian and author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall Of The House of York, joins Niall in remembering the key moments in the duchess's public life.

Producers: Soila Apparicio, Tom Gillespie

Editor: Mike Bovill

Transcript

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0:00.0

Sky News, the full story first.

0:08.9

Over 2025, every Friday, the Sky News Daily has been profiling a figure in the news,

0:14.0

those who are making headlines, creating conversations. So during the festive period,

0:18.4

we are revisiting some of those standout profiles, the ones that really got his talking.

0:23.6

Back in October, the royal previously known as Prince Andrew lost his titles over his association with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

0:31.3

His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, was also in Epstein's network, and she was dropped as a patron of several charities at the time.

0:38.7

But it wasn't the first occasion Sarah, Duchess of York, had caused the royal family a headache.

0:44.0

We've explored the impact of that moment Andrew finally fell from Grace, and what it means for

0:48.5

the royals in 2026, you just need to scroll back a few episodes to find that. But for now, here's our return to Sarah Ferguson, debts, deceit and the downfall of a Duchess.

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