Sarah Ferguson's former staff endured an 'absolutely chaotic' working environment in the UK and abroad over many years, royal biographer Andrew Lownie has claimed in an interview published this week. Speaking about the former Duchess of York's household, Lownie alleged that employees were left in tears, overwhelmed by long hours, last‑minute changes and what he described as a 'Marie Antoinette kind of life.'
Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, revisited his research on Sarah Ferguson's inner circle in comments to Page Six, saying that people who took jobs with her often had little idea what they were stepping into. Ferguson, 66, remains a prominent figure in royal circles, divorced from Prince Andrew in 1996 yet still closely tied to him and, until recently, living with him at Royal Lodge in Windsor. Her public persona ranges from children's author to charity patron, but Lownie describes a more disordered picture behind the scenes.
