In an extraordinary comeback for the once-disgraced former wife of Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson is staying at the castle as if she was still part of the Royal Family.
Andrew, Sarah and daughters Beatrice and Eugenie flew to Aberdeen on Friday, hours after celebrating Beatrice’s 25th birthday at home in Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park.
It is not the first time the Duchess has stayed at the Queen’s estate since her 1996 divorce – she was there in 2005 and 2008.
However, a royal insider revealed that on those occasions Sarah wasn’t invited to stay in the main castle, unlike this time.
One Balmoral source said: “It’s just like old times. The Duchess is being treated as if she and the Duke were still married.”
Although the Queen has always had a soft spot for her former daughter-in-law, Prince Philip described her as “odd” and “pointless”.
The Sunday Express understands that Prince Andrew was allowed to take his ex-wife to Balmoral only on condition that she leaves before Philip arrives tomorrow. » | Camilla Tominey | Sunday, August 11, 2013
