A royal exit.
Sarah Ferguson walked out of an interview after she was asked whether she would be moving out of the Royal Lodge.
Ferguson, 65, has resided at the property, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, with her ex-husband Prince Andrew since 2004.
Given her ex-husband’s ongoing bitter feud with King Charles over the estate, it appears as though Fergie was unwilling to answer any questions regarding her living situation, according to royal correspondent Richard Mineards.
Mineards, who writes for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s local paper the Montecito Journal, revealed that Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice’s mom recently appeared on US TV to discuss the royals.
“While other hacks were peppering her with inane questions, I asked Fergie, given her new contract, if she would at last be moving out of Royal Lodge, the Queen Mother’s former home near Windsor Castle, having said previously she couldn’t afford to run any of the homes offered her by her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth,” Mineards wrote in his latest column.
“She was clearly not amused by my query and walked out of the room.”
Mineards added that Lord Piers Wedgwood “said I had asked a perfectly reasonable question given her new contract,” which is rumored to sit at $620,000.
Later that day, Ferguson reportedly “darted to the other side of the room” after spotting Mineards at a charity fundraiser hosted by Fergie and James Ogilvy.
“James noticed and asked me what had happened. I explained the lunchtime walkout and he rolled his eyes,” Mineards added.
Ferguson’s ex Andrew, whom she divorced in 1996 after 10 years of marriage, has been locked in a bitter battle over the royal residence with the king in recent years.
The feud kickstarted years ago, after the duke was linked to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the duo have been at odds even more so in the last year.
Charles had been desperately trying to evict Andrew from the sprawling estate and into a smaller property, however his brother wouldn’t budge.
Andrew, 64, was finally poised to leave the Royal Lodge in Nov. 2024 after Charles refused to continue financially carrying his brother’s weight.
However, it sensationally emerged that Andrew had found a mystery financial backer at the eleventh hour — allowing him and his ex-wife to remain at the royal digs.
The ordeal left the monarch “fed up” — and prompted him to start removing valuables from the property due to maintenance and security concerns.
Ferguson and Prince Andrew are parents of daughters Princess Eugenie, 34, and Princess Beatrice, 36.