Sarah Ferguson receives bad news about charity as her whereabouts are finally revealed


The former Duchess of York originally launched Sarah's Trust in 2020 to "address the humanitarian and environmental crisis"


Sarah Ferguson in green dress at Wimbledon© WireImage
Danielle Stacey
Danielle StaceyOnline Royal Correspondent - London
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Sarah Ferguson's charity has officially closed down as the former Duchess of York continues to keep a low profile.

According to the BBC, Sarah's Trust has been marked as "removed" on the public register of charities. The charity previously said in February that it would "close for the foreseeable future" but did not cite a reason for the decision.

The organisation is also listed as "converted / closed" on Companies House, while its Instagram page and website are now defunct.

Sarah launched the charity in 2020, which was "dedicated to supporting frontline, grassroots work to address the humanitarian and environmental crisis, the hunger crisis and issues perpetuating cycles of extreme poverty".

Sarah Ferguson in a polka dot dress and hat looking sad© UK Press via Getty Images
Sarah originally launched her charity in 2020

She has been keeping a low profile in recent months after new revelations about her friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made in January. Being named in the documents does not indicate wrongdoing.

Sarah was dropped by numerous charities last year when it emerged years later that she wrote to Epstein, calling him a "supreme friend" despite publicly disowning him in the media.

Sarah's whereabouts revealed

The former Duchess has not been seen publicly for months and reportedly stayed with her ex-boyfriend and F1 tycoon Paddy McNally at his £15million Swiss chalet "Les Gais Lutins" in Verbier after being evicted from Royal Lodge, according to The Sun

She had previously been spotted at the £14,000-a-week MayrLife Clinic in Australia back in March before a 90-day limit on staying in the EU ran out, and she was given refuge with Paddy in Switzerland.

Sarah Ferguson and Paddy McNally© PA Images via Getty Images
Sarah with her ex Paddy McNally in 1997

It was revealed earlier this week that Paddy had died aged 88 after suffering from a long-term illness. He dated Sarah for three years, from 1982 to 1985, despite their 22-year age difference.  

Meanwhile, Sarah's ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is now residing at Wood Farm Cottage on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. He is set to move to his permanent home, Marsh Farm, once the renovations are complete.

Living with Andrew after their divorce

Sarah married then Prince Andrew on 23 July 1986 at Westminster Abbey, with millions tuning in to watch the televised ceremony. Their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were born in 1988 and 1990 respectively.

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew attend Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral © Getty Images
Sarah and Andrew were last seen publicly together at the Duchess of Kent's funeral last September

Despite splitting in 1992 and their subsequent divorce four years later, Sarah and Andrew remained amicable and lived together at Royal Lodge for almost two decades until their eviction.

In a previous interview with The Daily Mail in 2018, Sarah admitted of her relationship with her ex-husband: "We're the happiest divorced couple in the world. We're divorced to each other, not from each other."

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