The trash fire human formally known as ‘Prince’ Andrew is now just a regular person, only worse. Same as his former wife Sarah Ferguson, who until recently was still referred to as ‘Sarah, Duchess of York’. It was huge news in October 2025 when King Charles finally released a statement from Buckingham Palace, officially stripping Andrew of all his official titles and kicking him (and ol’ Fergie) out of the 30-room mansion ‘Royal Lodge’. But HOW did they end up this way? What is just the gist of Andrew and Fergie? How did they meet? How did they both end up such entitled, self-serving people (or were they always that way)? We’ve all seen the headlines about Andrew and Fergie’s enduring, years-long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (and their continued lies about it), but what is it about them and their history together that led to this royal couple both being so… awful? Rosie gives just the gist of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. 

(CW: While this episode focuses more on the history and lives of Andrew and Fergie rather than the specifics of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and Andrew’s alleged involvement in them, those crimes are obviously part of this story so they are mentioned, without detail, at some points. Take care when listening.)

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

SO MUCH of the info for this episode came from the incredible book ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York’ by Andrew Lownie (2025)

Interview with Andrew Lownie on an episode of ‘Throwing The Book At Them’ (2025)

Andrew Lownie giving a presentation about his book at the University of Cambridge (2025)

‘The Turbulent Life of Sarah Ferguson’ by Isaac Bickerstaff for Tatler Magazine (2025)

‘Fergie and Andrew: Duke and Duchess of Disaster’ documentary (2020)

‘Downfall of a Duchess’ documentary (1997)

Andrew’s now infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis 

‘Nobody’s Girl’ by Virgina Roberts Giuffre (2025) 

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