Sarah Ferguson Checked Into $17,000-a-Day Rehab Amid Revelations About Her Contacts With Jeffrey Epstein
Questions have been swirling about where Sarah Ferguson has been since she and her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, were evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor.
Some have opined that Sarah had been hiding out in the UAE, or fled to her sister’s residence in Australia, or was lying low at her daughter Princess Eugenie’s home in Portugal. Well, the former Duchess of York, who left the U.K. in late January after the release of more Epstein files in which her name appeared numerous times, has finally been spotted.
According to the Daily Mail, Sarah has been staying at a remote Irish wellness retreat called the Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa in Donegal.
Fergie previously spent time there in 2024 and revealed that she found solace at the spa, saying, “I find things get sometimes overwhelming. I just try and take myself off to the most beautiful, wonderful blast of fresh air … Looking at the ocean, looking at the beach, looking at the shells. It’s great to be in the wind and just getting fresh air on my face. The benefits of getting some fresh air every day really can do wonders for you.”
The publication recently reported that Sarah also checked into the luxury $17,000-a-day Paracelsus Recovery Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, from late December through January.
A source told The Mail: “Sarah left for Zurich just after Christmas, and stayed until the end of January. She always feels at home at Paracelsus, and knows she’ll get love and attention there, as well as expert health treatment when she’s feeling at her most vulnerable.”
A royal insider shared: “Last time Sarah visited Donegal, she spoke about how it was somewhere she could escape to when things were ‘overwhelming’ — and they can’t ever have been more overwhelming for her than they have been in recent weeks.
“And just as she did with the Zurich trip, she knew what she was going to do in Donegal, as she’d been there before, and that it was very remote and very discrete so there was minimal chance of her presence becoming known to the wider world. She seems to be very keen indeed to avoid being seen while she works out what to do next.”
While Sarah has been trying to stay out of the spotlight, her former husband is doing the same and hasn’t been seen since authorities took him into custody on Feb. 19 before releasing him 11 hours later.
Following Andrew’s arrest, Buckingham Palace released a statement from King Charles that read, “I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair, and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities.
“In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and cooperation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all.”
