Sarah Ferguson expected back in the UK 'shortly', source says
Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is expected to return to the UK shortly after living abroad. Her move follows reports of her vacating Royal Lodge and facing scrutiny over past associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
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[Getty Images] The former Duchess of York is expected "back in the UK shortly", a source close to her has told the BBC.
Sarah Ferguson was thought to be living abroad after she was forced to move out of Royal Lodge in Windsor, which she shared with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in October.
Ferguson had last seen in public at the Duchess of Kent's funeral the previous month .
She is reportedly renting out a gated property in the Home Counties, according to the Sun newspaper.
Mountbatten-Windsor and Ferguson relinquished their royal titles following increased scrutiny and revelations surrounding their links to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein .
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Ferguson is expected to move into the six-bedroom home "imminently", which could be as soon as next week, the Sun reported .
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