For years, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew presented themselves as 'the happiest divorced couple in the world', maintaining a shared home and public solidarity long after their 1996 split. That carefully cultivated image is now under scrutiny amid reports the Duke and Duchess of York are increasingly leading separate lives.
Their apparent decision to part ways after years of sharing Royal Lodge has prompted questions over whether their closeness reflected genuine friendship or a mutually useful arrangement that helped both remain in the royal orbit.
