qwant news | Shamed Sarah Ferguson 'will never go back to US' as she fears being quizzed over Jeffrey Epstein
Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, has reportedly told those close to her that she will “never set foot in America again.” An insider told the Daily Mirror that she is terrified of returning to the United States because she could be grilled by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and forced to testify before Congress. Lawmaker Suhas Subramanyam recently wrote to Ferguson asking her to give evidence in an ongoing probe into Epstein’s sex‑trafficking operations, but as a non‑U.S. citizen she is not obligated to appear. The fear of being placed under oath about both Epstein and her ex‑husband, the Duke of York, is what she says makes a return “unbearable.”
The controversy stems from Ferguson’s long‑standing ties to the late financier. Emails between them suggested a financial relationship that continued for more than a decade, even after Epstein’s 2023 conviction for soliciting a minor. Her marriage to Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor ended in 1996, but she later promoted books and lifestyle projects in the U.S., making her a familiar face on American TV. In recent months she was stripped of the Freedom of the City of York – an honour once awarded as a wedding gift – and lost the Duchess of York title when Andrew relinquished his dukedom after his own links to Epstein were exposed.
Since the scandal intensified, Ferguson has kept a low profile. She was last seen publicly at Princess Beatrice’s christening in London in December and is believed to be on a “secret sofa‑surfing world tour,” staying with friends in the UAE, an Irish wellness retreat in Donegal, and even a high‑cost recovery clinic in Zurich. Her avoidance of the U.S. appears to be part of a broader effort to stay out of the spotlight while the legal and public scrutiny surrounding her and her former husband continues.
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