*Bonus** Andrew ranting to himself as Fergie hides in secret bar fearing 'dark forces' attack.

Palace Intrigue delivers the most disturbing royal collapse yet as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor spends his final Royal Lodge days "padding around and ranting and muttering" to himself while Sarah Ferguson takes refuge in a secret bar called "The Doghouse" behind the mansion, confiding fears about being "targeted" due to Epstein links. Insiders reveal the separated couple sleep "at different ends of the thirty-room home" and only meet at mealtimes for "intense conversations" about their uncertain futures.

Fergie has become "massively on edge," warning staff about "dark forces potentially targeting him" and leaning on loyal employees to "stay late to keep her company" as she drowns her fears in The Doghouse. Meanwhile, Church of England vicar drops bombshell questioning if Queen Elizabeth was "ignorant" of Andrew's alleged misconduct or had a "blind spot" toward her "favourite child," demanding equal scrutiny of the late monarch's inaction. Sources reveal Andrew's "arrogance finally broken" by title stripping as Beatrice and Eugenie remain "extremely worried" about their mother's paranoia. Plus, the corgis Sandy and Muick will split time between households as the only "innocent parties in this sordid mess."

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
A calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to a special
bonus episode of Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis.
Andrew mount Batten Windsor has allegedly been spending his final
days at Royal Lodge ranting to himself, while ex wife

(00:21):
Sarah Ferguson has taken refuge at a secret bar called
the Doghouse, confiding in staff about her fears. Insiders see
the former Duke and Duchess of York sleep at different
ends of the thirty room home and only join one
another at meal times to discuss their uncertain futures. Said
they are both spending a lot of time alone. Andrew

(00:42):
rarely goes out and has been padding around the lodge
and ranting and muttering. Fergie spends evenings in a purpose
built bar dubbed the Doghouse behind the mansion, where she
pours out her heart to staff and friends. Flunkies have
witnessed the pair discussing how they fear for their safety
duty Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein. Fergie is leaning on

(01:03):
loyal staff for support, even asking them to stay late
to keep her company. The source said Fergie has told powers.
She fears she or Andrew could be targeted as they
lose the security of the Windsor estate. Andrew and Sarah
are leading separate lives at different ends on different wings,
but they come together for lunch and dinner to talk
about their futures. They have been heard having some pretty

(01:25):
intense conversations, The insider continued. Sarah in particular is panicking
about what comes next, and she is not in a
good place. She fears being caught in the crosshairs and
is worried about herself and her daughters. She has talked
about dark forces potentially targeting him. It is probably far fetched,
but she is scared and massively on edge. The Doghouse

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has become Sarah's refuge, a purpose built bar behind Royal
Lodge where she drinks with friends and staff, seeking advice
on what to do next. The one thing Fergie is
not sure about is where she will live for the
first time in many years, though it will be away
from Andrew. Andrew will move to sandring Hand, but there
is nothing there for Sarah, so she is unlikely to

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spend much time there given her security concerns, and move
abroad seems unlikely. They are both spending a lot of
time alone and it leads to loneliness and soul searching.
But the one thing that brings them together is their daughters,
as they both want to shield them as much as possible.
One of the things weighing on Fergie's mind is the
future of Sandy and Meck, the Corgies she and Andrew

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inherited from Queen Elizabeth. The source added. Sarah still thinks
Andrew is a good person and will always support him,
but she knows her future is away from him. One
thing they have also spoken about is the two Corkies.
They will definitely be staying in the family and they
will probably spend time with both Andrew and Sarah. The
dogs won't be split up, so will be with Andrew
for a few weeks and then go to Sarah for

(02:50):
a spell after that. Sources said Beatrice and Eugenie are
extremely worried about their mother. It is no secret that
Sarah is not in a good way at the moment.
The girls are extremely worried about her and making sure
they stay in touch. Sarah's older sister Jane has been
over from Australia recently to see her, and that was
in part to give Sarah moral support. The Inside concluded

(03:12):
she has been gripped by a bit of paranoia and
feels the weight of the world is on her shoulders.
She has raised her fears with Andrew, who was dismissive
at first, but is now becoming more worried. He has
lost a bit of his arrogance since being stripped of
his titles. Sarah is worried about being on her own
and what a future security is going to be like.
But it might as well be the case that one
of her well friends offers her sanctuary, as she needs

(03:35):
all the help she can get at the moment. Meanwhile,
a leading Church of England vicar has questioned if the
late Queen Elizabeth was ignorant of her son Andrew's alleged
sexual misconduct. Stephen Kurt asked whether the monarch and her
staff had a blind spot over the former prince's behavior.
In his new book Safeguarding the Institution, Kurt wrote, three

(03:58):
years on from the death of Queen elizabethis second, much
of the admiration for her strong sense of duty continues.
Fairness demands, however, that Elizabeth I receive an equal scrutiny
to others in positions of responsibility. Is it really credible
that she was entirely ignorant of the activities and certainly
the associations of the son to whom she was so close,

(04:18):
He continued. If not, was her non action on behalf
of the vulnerable compatible with the role of someone so
publicly pledged to the service of her people. Should we
accept the excuse that she had a blind spot towards
the weaknesses of her supposed favorite child and what was
the knowledge of the legions of royal staff and others
in positions of responsibility equally committed to public service. Kurt

(04:41):
said there was a huge value in the revelations about Andrew,
which extends to abuse within the Church of England that
culminated in the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
in November of twenty twenty four. He said, local councils,
police forces, the monarchy the Church of England appeared to
have similar attitude to safeguarding of the vulnerable. The vicker said,
in the most generous interpretation, they have turned a blind

(05:04):
eye to abuse and in the harshest they have actively
colluded with it. The late Queen would probably have struggled
to see any way in which she could or should
have played a role in preventing what has happened to
and through Prince Andrew or Palaceing just a moment in

(05:24):
some rare positive news for the family, Princess Beatrice landed
a major charity role. Amid the growing scandal. Andrew's eldest
daughter has become Deputy Patron of the Outward Bound Trust,
an organization encouraging young people to spend time outdoors. She
joins her uncle, Prince Edward, who was announced as the
Royal patron of the charity at a special event at

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Saint James's Palace. Beatrice has already been a trustee of
the Outward Bound Trust since twenty nineteen, the same year
the charity accepted Andrew's resignation as patron following his disastrous
Newsnight interview. Andrew himself took on the role from his father,
Prince Philip, who was patron for sixty five years, with
many believing it was the charity closest to his heart.

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The timing of Beatrice's appointment is notable, while her father
faces congressional testimony requests and spent his days muttering to
himself in a crumbling mansion. She's quietly rebuilding connections to
institutions that once embraced her family. It's a careful dance,
maintaining distance from Andrew's scandals while preserving what royal relevance remains.

(06:27):
Andrew has been under mounting pressure since his sex abuse.
Accused of Virginia Jeffrey renewed claims against him in her
posthumous book, Nobody's Goal. Before her suicide in April, The
Son on Sunday revealed how Andrew had emailed Epstein saying
We're in this together, despite claiming to have cut tires
with him. Fergie sent a groveling apology to Epstein in
twenty eleven, in which she hailed him as a supreme friend.

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The Inside had noted no one has much sympathy for Andrew,
although his brother Charles and Prince William are quite concerned
about him. But Sarah's staff and friends really feel for
her at the moment. As the days come down to
their parture from Royal Lodge, the image of Andrew padding
through empty rooms, ranting to himself while Sarah drowns of
fears in the doghouse bar paints a picture of two
people whose lives have spectacularly unraveled. The woman who once

(07:13):
dreamed of being a duchess now fears dark forces and
seeks sanctuary from well held friends. The man who once
insisted he couldn't sweat, now mutters alone in corridors, his
arrogance finally broken by the removal of titles he believed
were his birthright. Their daughters was from London and the Cotswolds,
worried about their mother's paranoia and their father's isolation, trying

(07:34):
to shield their own children from the wreckage, the Corgies
will be shuffled between households, the only innocent parties in
this entire sordid mess, and as a vicar publicly questions
whether the late Queen turned a blind eye to her
favorite son's behavior. The institution that protected Andrew for decades
continues its painful reckoning with what that protection cost and

(07:56):
there habit. If you like to email us addresses the
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a new series out called Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew.
You can find that show in the show notes or
just search for Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew and it's
all about covering his life and downfall. Check it out

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wherever you get your podcast. So, my Frances, my thanks
to John McDermott. This is Pallace, Intrigue and good times.