The "Desperate Line" Sarah Ferguson Is Using as a "Plea" to Royal Family Members in the Christmas Cards She's Writing "Alone"

The royals will reportedly receive "a gushing personalized apology" from the former Duchess of York.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of Yorks speaks during the Climate Solidarity in the Commonwealth panel at Global Citizen NOW: Health and Climate Financing Sessions - The Urgent Need for Action at Guastavino's on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
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Alongside her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson was forced to give up all of her official royal titles in 2025. She will also be evicted from Royal Lodge, the home she shares with ex-Prince Andrew, and move into a private property without him. And according to new reports, the former Duchess of York is using her Christmas cards as a means of damage control

As reported by the Daily Mail, "With the long-divorced couple finally preparing to go their separate ways, 66-year-old Sarah, it is understood, has been signing her cards alone." Meanwhile, the Express reported that Ferguson has used her solo holiday cards to make a "plea to" the Royal Family.

"Those addressed to members of the Royal Family have been accompanied by a gushing personalized apology for her part in the fall of the House of York, including the desperate line: 'I hope we'll meet again,'" the Daily Mail explained.

Sarah Ferguson wearing black at Queen Elizabeth's funeral

"Sarah, it is understood, has been signing her cards alone."

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Ferguson was forced to relinquish her royal titles after emails revealed her continued contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, long after she'd claimed to have cut him off. The former duchess's alleged association with the disgraced financier meant she had no choice but to permanently take a step back from the Royal Family.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson and Princess Beatrice, Sarah Chatto and other royals walking to church on Christmas 2023

Sarah Ferguson has allegedly used her solo holiday cards to make a "plea to" the Royal Family.

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Royal expert Emily Andrews revealed in Woman magazine (via the Daily Express) that, according to a source, Ferguson had "been left devastated by the fallout from the Epstein email scandal."

The royal insider shared, "She's on edge, panicking, and has become a virtual recluse in the past weeks." Elaborating on the situation, the source noted, "She has nothing left to lose now, so she could easily sell another autobiography in the U.S.—it worked for [Prince] Harry."

Amy Mackelden
Weekend Editor

Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.