Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor tied the knot on July 23, 1986, but by 1992, the pair had separated, finalizing their divorce in 1996. Even after their split, Andrew and Ferguson remained close, and continued to live together at Royal Lodge in Windsor. However, according to one royal source, Ferguson was "deeply unhappy" in the marriage, particularly as she was often left alone with their children—Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie—while Andrew traveled the world.
In an interview with Saga (via the Express), Dame Jenni Murray revealed a conversation she allegedly had with Ferguson in 1989, three years after the former duchess's wedding to Andrew. "I was shown into the sitting room of a flat on the third floor of the palace, looking out at Queen Victoria's statue," Murray shared. "A young woman, wearing a pinny [apron], her hair tucked into a mob cap came in, I thought she was a maid, it was Sarah."
