Sarah Ferguson forced to sell late Queen's £1.5m gift

Sarah Ferguson's marriage to Prince Andrew ended in May 1996, but before this, the Duchess of York was gifted an extremely generous item from the late Queen.

Despite Prince Andrew and Sarah's divorce finalising in 1996, Sarah's bond with the Queen remained, with the monarch purchasing a £1.5 million home in Surrey for her to live in with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. However, Sarah reportedly refused to move into the home as she would be unable to keep up with the huge maintenance costs, meaning that the home stood empty for two years before it was finally sold in 1999 for £1.5 million.

Many royal experts have praised the former couple over the years, with Ingrid Seward, the Editor of Majesty Magazine, previously saying that Beatrice and Eugenie "love that their parents get on so well". Top showbiz news And in a previous interview with the Daily Mail from 2018, she again gave details on her uniquely close relationship with the disgraced royal. She said: "July 23, 1986, was the happiest day of my life. Andrew is the best man I know. What he does for Britain is incredible; no one knows how hard he works for his country. My duty is to him. I am so proud of him. I stand by him and always will.

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