Where will Sarah Ferguson live now as she's forced to move out of Royal Lodge?

For years, Sarah Ferguson has shared a home with her ex-husband at Royal Lodge. However, she now faces the challenge of finding her own place amidst new controversy surrounding the former couple.

Sarah and Andrew, previously known as the Duke and Duchess of York, moved into the expansive 30-room mansion with their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, in 2004, leaving behind their marital home, Sunninghill Park.

Despite being separated for 12 years and divorced for eight, the pair maintained an unusually close relationship.

Andrew's contentious friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein led to calls for his eviction from the large house, where he has paid nominal rent for two decades. The former Duke has consistently denied any wrongdoing, including allegations that he sexually assaulted Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre when she was a teenager.

With the scandal still unfolding, King Charles has taken firm action, evicting both Andrew and Sarah from Royal Lodge. Andrew, who has given up his titles and honours, will now reside in a property on the Sandringham Estate, with Charles covering the costs from his personal funds, reports the Mirror.

Meanwhile, Sarah must arrange her own living situation, potentially facing disappointment as she searches for a suitable residence.

Reports emerged earlier this week claiming Fergie had set her sights remarkably high, reportedly requesting to live at Adelaide Cottage, the residence of Prince William and Princess Kate, in return for vacating Royal Lodge.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their three young children, are due to relocate to Forest Lodge, a charming Georgian mansion in Windsor Great Park, early next month, which would leave the attractive, pink cottage empty.

Royal commentators were reportedly stunned at the notion that Fergie, whose own links with the late Epstein have caused controversy recently, would consider living in the family residence of the future King and Queen.

A mutual friend of Andrew and Sarah told The Sun: "No one is really sure how it's going to go down at the Palace yet. Andy is willing to leave, but these are his demands. He is realistic and knows the writing is on the wall and that his time at Royal Lodge is up.

"If he must go, then he has asked for Frogmore Cottage. Incredibly, Sarah has said she wants Adelaide Cottage. It's incredible that they are willing to go their own separate ways. But it indicates that they have been under immense strain this year and need a break from one another. It's a fresh start for both."

As the scandal escalated, both sides appeared to be briefing against each other. A source close to Sarah claimed that the palace had initially offered her Adelaide Cottage in May.

However, Royal insiders quickly dismissed these claims, stating that Adelaide Cottage was never offered to Fergie, leaving her to fend for herself without any housing offer.

It seems highly improbable that senior royals would have acquiesced to Andrew and Sarah's demands for two Royal residences. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told the Daily Mail: "If they think that having two homes - which the King, I'm sure, won't agree to - is likely to solve things, they're still living in a rather weird fantasy world. I'm surprised that Sarah Ferguson has managed these comebacks. There's no comeback now; she's in disgrace."

He further added: "If it was adopted, there'd be outrage... she's not been a working royal since 1996 - the idea that should get anything on the Crown Estate... it doesn't matter what she wants, she is getting out of touch with reality as he has so obviously been."

Having been cut off from her in-laws, there has been previous speculation that Fergie might start a new life abroad. Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, discussed this possibility in an interview with Hello!

magazine, before she and Andrew were removed from Royal Lodge.

Predicting that the pair would choose homes allowing them to stay "under the radar", Lownie suggested Sarah could relocate to Switzerland, where she and Andrew previously owned a ski chalet in Verbier. This £20 million property was listed for sale in 2022, reportedly to help fund Andrew's out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year.

Lownie also pointed out that Sarah's sale of a Belgravia property earlier this year could enable a fresh start outside the UK, should she wish. It's understood Fergie owned the £4.25 million terraced house mortgage-free, with the sale reportedly giving her and Andrew "certainly got various options."

Sarah was recently dropped by several charities following a 2011 email sent to Epstein after his 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution. In the correspondence, Sarah called Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to apologise for public criticisms she'd made about him.

Sarah's representatives insisted the email was sent through fear for her safety - and that of her family.

As daughters of the son of a Sovereign, HRH Princess Beatrice and HRH Princess Eugenie will keep their titles under King George V's Letters Patent of 1917. The sisters will also remain welcome at family gatherings at Sandringham for Christmas and other Royal occasions.

A comprehensive statement released by the Palace on Thursday evening stated: "His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.

"Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease, and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."