Sarah Ferguson Seen in Alps After 213 Days in Hiding

Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, made her first public appearance in 213 days on April 16, 2025, when she was photographed at a luxury ski resort in an undisclosed village in the Austrian Alps. The 66-year-old, ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stepped out of a Mercedes people carrier near her chalet, dressed in a navy coat, green-rimmed glasses, and a white baseball cap that concealed her red hair. She carried a teal tote bag and appeared expressionless as she walked toward the vehicle.

The sighting ends months of speculation about Ferguson's whereabouts, which intensified following the release of documents related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Ferguson has maintained a low profile since September 2025, when she last attended an official event at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent in Westminster Cathedral, London. She was briefly photographed in December 2025, hiding in the back of a car en route to the christening of her granddaughter, Athena, daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, at St. James's Palace. Sources close to the situation described the Alpine location as ideal for seclusion, noting that Ferguson has rarely ventured out...