Sarah Ferguson sells Belgravia townhouse as funds may bolster Windsor residency

Sarah Ferguson has sold her £4.2 million Belgravia townhouse, a move that could help fund the couple’s continued residence at Windsor’s Royal Lodge. The two-bedroom London property was purchased in June 2022 in Ferguson’s name, with her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie also listed on Land Registry paperwork. The sale comes after the property was kept as an investment and rented to a private tenant for about £4,000 a week in recent months. A sale deal was struck over the summer, though the exact amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

The Duchess’s spokesman, James Henderson, said Ferguson wasn’t initially looking to sell the property, but was asked by the tenant to buy it, and it seemed like a good time to sell. He added that the home was an investment property for her girls and that the monies would be reinvested accordingly. The Belgravia property had been previously owned by Sebastian Macdonald-Hall, the son of Caspar Macdonald-Hall, a property magnate with a substantial fortune. Ferguson’s family ties to the sale were noted in documents showing Beatrice and Eugenie on the Land Registry alongside their mother.

The funds used to acquire the Georgian Belgravia property are said to have come from money inherited by Beatrice and Eugenie from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Ferguson’s broader financial picture has long intertwined with the Royal Family’s assets and the finances of her former husband, Prince Andrew. The couple still live together at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, a 19th-century Grade II-listed mansion with 90 acres of land. The Windsor residence has been the subject of ongoing scrutiny, including reports that it requires up to £400,000 a year to maintain, and that King Charles III has been pressing the couple to downsize or move.

The sale occurs amid wider attention on Ferguson’s public associations and charitable patronages. In 2025, reports highlighted fallout from past links to Jeffrey Epstein, including Ferguson apologizing in 2011 for her friendship with Epstein and describing him in communications as a “supreme friend.” This correspondence, disclosed years after the fact, contributed to charities severing ties with Ferguson and evaluating her role as a patron. In the wake of those revelations, several organizations cut or suspended their patronage, including Teenage Cancer Trust, Julia’s House, Prevent Breast Cancer, The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, and the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals. The British Heart Foundation also said Ferguson was no longer serving as an ambassador for the charity.

Public record also notes that Prince Andrew agreed to substantial settlements in the Virginia Giuffre civil case related to Epstein’s network, paying millions to resolve the claims in 2022. Epstein’s death in a Manhattan federal jail in 2019 was ruled a suicide, but the broader implications of Ferguson’s past associations have continued to echo through royal and philanthropic circles. In September 2025, reports alleged that a bombshell email revealed Ferguson had lied about pledging to sever ties with Epstein, intensifying scrutiny and contributing to the charities’ decision to end formal relationships with her. While the details and timing of these developments are contested in various outlets, the impact on Ferguson’s public standing and the funding arrangements for her and Andrew’s Windsor residence remains a focal point for observers.

Lawyers and aides have cautioned that the sale of the Belgravia townhouse is not necessarily a direct decision about residence; rather, it may reflect a broader effort to reorganize assets and reinvest proceeds in line with Ferguson’s children’s financial planning. The Royal Lodge, alongside Windsor’s estate, has been central to discussions about the couple’s living arrangements and the costs involved in maintaining such properties. As the royal narrative continues to unfold, questions about the balance between private wealth and public perception remain at the forefront of coverage surrounding Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew.