Sarah Ferguson due back in UK 'soon', reports suggest

A source indicates that Sarah Ferguson is anticipated to arrive back in the UK very soon.

Sarah Ferguson was observed with her dark red hair partially styled upwards, adorned in a green and fuchsia dress complemented by diamond earrings.

Individuals close to the former Duchess of York have informed the BBC that she is predicted to return "shortly" to the United Kingdom.

It was previously understood that Sarah Ferguson was residing overseas, having had to vacate Royal Lodge in Windsor, which she shared with her former husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in October.

Ferguson's last public appearance was noted at the Duchess of Kent's funeral during the preceding month.

According to The Sun newspaper, she is reportedly leasing a secured residence within the Home Counties.

Mountbatten-Windsor and Ferguson renounced their royal distinctions following heightened scrutiny and disclosures concerning their connections to the disgraced financier and sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

The Sun reported that Ferguson is expected to move into the six-bedroom property "imminently," potentially as early as next week.

Since departing Royal Lodge, she is believed to have been staying out of public view at an Alpine chalet in Verbier, Switzerland. The newspaper also mentioned that her belongings were collected from Mountbatten-Windsor's Sandringham home earlier this week.

She has maintained a low profile since she and Mountbatten-Windsor lost their titles amidst the scandal surrounding her links to Epstein, and after millions of documents released last year brought new details about their relationship to light, leading to calls for her to engage with US authorities.

In an email exchange from 2011, she seemed to offer a private apology for publicly disassociating from Epstein, stating that he had consistently been a loyal, generous, and outstanding friend to her and her family.

A spokesperson for the duchess previously clarified that this email was dispatched after Epstein threatened to initiate a defamation lawsuit against her, in an attempt to dissuade him.

Another email implied that Ferguson took her daughters to meet Epstein in the United States mere days after his release from prison for child sex offenses.

Epstein ultimately led to the downfall of Mountbatten-Windsor, whose royal titles were revoked by the King due to "serious lapses of judgment" concerning his friendship with the late paedophile. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently maintained his innocence regarding any wrongdoing connected to Epstein.

Ferguson forfeited her courtesy royal divorcee title, reverting to her birth name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors unanimously voted to withdraw the honor because of the scandal.

Her anticipated return follows just days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children, came back to Britain to start a new life, having resided in the US for six years.

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