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Andrew and Fergie have been in the middle of scandal after scandal for years. And yet, it is only now that they’re facing some level of consequences for their own actions. So what do two people who are used to doing what they want and never being held accountable do at this point? The answer might just be to run away.

But not to the United States, where the two might be compelled to testify against Congress, according to royal biographer Andrew Lownie. ”Andrew will not respond or testify in front of Congress,” he told NewsNationNow.

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”He — or his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson — will never travel to the United States again. Neither want to be arrested or forced to testify in front of Congress about their friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.” 

With the so-called Epstein files being released in the United States, there’s fear that more scandalous revelations about their association with the convicted sex offender could be coming out. “Both of them were much friendlier with Epstein than people imagine,” Lownie said, explaining it is expected that upcoming leaks will prove “that their friendship with Epstein began much earlier than previously thought and that it lasted much longer than people say.”

That’s not all, according to Lownie. “We’re going to get other names of people who were trafficked to Andrew, particularly girls younger than Virginia. We are also going to get a stronger sense of the sort of monies that were exchanged and paid to Sarah Ferguson.”

Ferguson has claimed she “borrowed” $15,000 from Epstein, but the royal biographer says that’s underselling it. By a lot. ”The total (amount given to Ferguson by Epstein over the years) was $2 million,” he said. “He felt it was a good investment as (the Yorks) would introduce him to other royals.”

This contradicts earlier reports from Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop, which had suggested Fergie was planning a “major relocation” to either Palm Beach or Beverly Hills to get away from the “relentless scrutiny” in England.

“America feels like freedom to her,” a source told the publication. “In London, the whispers never stop. In the U.S., she thinks she can blend in with every other famous face who reinvented themselves.” At the time, there were no reports of Andrew moving with her, but the two have remained close despite their divorce and even lived together at Royal Lodge for over a decade.

Now, however, they will both have to leave the property. Andrew is said to be moving to his brother’s estate in Sandringham, where all his expenses will be paid by the King. There has been no confirmation of where Fergie will live, though some reports indicate she could be moving in with one of her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Wherever the two end up, considering all that is coming out about Epstein in the US and all that’s likely to come out in the days ahead, we probably won’t see Andrew or Fergie follow in the footsteps of Harry and Meghan and relocate to the United States.

Sarah Ferguson is reportedly worried about her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s safety after his titles were stripped. The situation is causing turmoil within the family behind closed doors.

According to sources to The Sun, the former Duchess of Sussex is “leaning on staff” after it was reported that she’s losing her security staff at Royal Lodge, their longtime residence, where they will be kicked out soon.

“Sarah, in particular, is panicking about what comes next, and she is not in a good place,” a source told the publication. “She fears being caught in the crosshairs and is worried about herself and her and Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie.”

However, more emphasis is put on her ex. “But she is particularly fearful for Andrew as she knows he was at the centre of the Epstein scandal. She has talked about ‘dark forces’ potentially targeting him.”

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RadarOnline.com reported that he could face criminal charges now that he’s got no titles to protect him. A source told the outlet, “Andrew’s in a very precarious position now. Without the protection his royal titles gave him, he’s more wide open to legal action.”

“The Palace has clearly distanced itself, and he’s been left to deal with the fallout over his links to Epstein alone. He is a sitting duck for law enforcement, and very vulnerable. He should be getting a top legal team in place now.”

Another source added, “Andrew has never been this exposed, both legally and in the public eye. His title once gave him a degree of protection, but that safety net has vanished. If authorities in the U.S. or U.K. uncover new evidence, he’ll be under huge pressure to answer for it just like anyone else.”

“Andrew is going to be charged with various public offences and misconduct in public office… he’ll probably go to jail,” the author of a recent royal biography on Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Lownie, told NewsNation. “The case against him is pretty clear. He’s absolutely, he’s toast.”

However, according to Lownie, Andrew won’t go down for his connections to Epstein or the trafficking accusations. “He won’t go down for sex trafficking,” Lownie explained. “It will be for financial impropriety.” It all ties back to the fact that the former Prince reportedly overspent on his trips as a trade envoy, and not just that, asked a protection officer to dig up dirt on Virginia Giuffre.

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