{"id":323326,"date":"2025-12-18T19:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323326\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:37:20","slug":"fergie-a-recluse-ahead-of-cotswolds-granny-annexe-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323326\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergie a &#8216;recluse&#8217; ahead of &#8216;Cotswolds granny annexe move&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The 66-year-old was married to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from 1986 to 1996, but continued to live alongside her ex-husband, Andrew at Royal Lodge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She has now been forced to find a new home, though, after King Charles took the dramatic decision to formally strip his brother of his Prince and Duke of York titles and HRH style, a move that effectively ends his public life.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recent reports in the Daily Mail suggested that Ms Ferguson could be moving into a &#8220;granny annexe&#8221; at Princess Beatrice&#8217;s \u00a33.5m Cotswolds home.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25665994.fergie-moving-3-5m-cotswolds-mansions-granny-annexe\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fergie &#8216;moving into \u00a33.5m Cotswolds mansion&#8217;s granny annexe&#8217;<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson after their wedding ceremony in July 1986. (Image: PA Archive)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The mansion, tucked away in a quaint village, belongs to her daughter and son-in-law, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Now, according to an insider, the 66-year-old is a &#8220;virtual recluse&#8221; and is &#8220;one edge&#8221; ahead of the potential move.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A report in the Daily Record suggests Ms Ferguson could be planning to release a &#8220;tell-all book&#8221; about her time with Andrew.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Woman Magazine&#8217;s royal expert Emily Andrews suggests it could reveal the inner workings of the royal family and earn Fergie millions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A source reportedly told Emily: &#8220;Sarah has been left devastated by the fallout from the Epstein email scandal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25705907.lady-victoria-beckham-breaks-silence-changing-name\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lady Victoria Beckham breaks silence on changing her name<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York. (Image: NQ)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;She&#8217;s on edge, panicking, and has become a virtual recluse in the past weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;She has nothing left to lose now, so she could easily sell another autobiography in the US &#8211; it worked for Harry.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWith no substantial income coming in, Sarah is now looking to follow in the footsteps of Prince Harry and is willing to pen a tell-all memoir about her time with Andrew and how she was treated by the Royal Family after their split.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The option to move to the Oxfordshire Cotswolds to live with her daughter remains open to Ms Ferguson, as the Daily Mail reports.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25705396.amanda-holden-breaks-silence-hosting-bbcs-strictly-come-dancing\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amanda Holden breaks silence on hosting BBC&#8217;s Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Sarah Ferguson could be moving into a &#8220;granny annexe&#8221; in the Cotswolds. (Image: Kirsty Wigglesworth \/ PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Noting that the one-bedroom former cattle shed has been recently renovated, the publication suggests that it could well house Fergie after her royal eviction.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A source told the Daily Mail: &#8220;Sarah would be able to just walk a few yards and be an on-site babysitter for Sienna, who she simply adores and with Eugenie living in Portugal, it makes perfect sense.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The modest annexe, which was completed by the property&#8217;s previous owners, is hidden behind a stone wall opposite a row of new-build bungalows.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recent work has included replacing doors, installing a gas fire boiler, and replacing the gutters, as well as repointing the stonework.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25705207.jeremy-clarkson-sides-piers-morgan-vile-abuse\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jeremy Clarkson sides with Piers Morgan after &#8216;vile abuse&#8217;<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    Stay connected to the heart of Oxfordshire for less! \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Our Flash Sale is ON: get trusted local news for just \u00a36 for 6 months or \u00a326 for all of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out \u2014 subscribe now! \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZQMIFMB3r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/RZQMIFMB3r<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2014 Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOxfordMail\/status\/1990709553571270756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 18, 2025<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n  Another source told the Mail on Sunday: &#8220;The granny annexe seems to be ready to move into now.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It&#8217;d be perfect for Fergie, wouldn&#8217;t it? The stonework has all been repointed, the gutters renovated, and the woodwork nicely painted. It has its own entrance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Just today, the road was blocked for a delivery of propane gas bottles for the annexe. That coincided with the first cold snap of winter.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;So, clearly, the arrival of someone is imminent. It may not look like much of a palace on the outside, but I bet it&#8217;s stunning inside.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 66-year-old was married to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from 1986 to 1996, but continued to live alongside her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-323326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}