Sarah Ferguson is reportedly trying to secure a royal pension while avoiding a tell-all interview, according to royal author Andrew Lownie, who made the claim in remarks published in the UK on Thursday.
The development comes after several months of damaging media coverage surrounding the former Duchess of York, whose public image has been further affected by renewed scrutiny of her past association with Jeffrey Epstein, as well as ongoing speculation that she could eventually participate in a high-profile televised interview or publish a memoir. Within royal circles, even the possibility of an interview in the style of an Oprah Winfrey sit-down is often treated as a form of public leverage in itself.