Sarah Ferguson issued 'emotional price’ warning as next step considered

Sarah Ferguson has been warned there will be an "emotional price" to pay if she were to accept a lucrative tell-all interview deal. The former Duchess of York has reportedly received numerous offers for a sit-down conversation about her life with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

While the prospect of being paid a six-figure sum for shedding fresh light on Andrew's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein may be attractive to the ex-royal, whose excessive spending has been well-documented, she has been warned that the move will come at a personal cost.

Celebrity PR specialist Kayley Cornelius told The Mirror: "The only price at play here is emotional, and could lie in her attempts to make things right for Beatrice and Eugenie, as they have found themselves embroiled in the scandal as a result.

"She can do the interview, but I'd say she can't expect to have much backing. In an age where audiences are more critical than ever and aware of how media productions operate, including the editorial control involved in high-profile interviews, anything she says is likely to face scrutiny."

Sarah, whose own close ties to Epstein were revealed in the US Department of Justice's release of documents linked to the late financier, also can't expect to shift public opinion by speaking out, Ms Cornelius said.

"I believe there's very little she can say or do at this stage that would truly shift public sentiment," she explained. "There's no amount of crisis PR that can fully save her now, but what she can do is try to redirect attention and quietly rebuild, which may well be her strategy of she chooses not to speak."

While Andrew moved into Marsh Farm on the Royal Family's Sandringham estate following his eviction from the couple's shared home in Windsor, Sarah was MIA for months before being traced to a £2,000-a-night chalet in the Austrian Alps.

The 66-year-old has faced fresh calls to speak to the US authorities about Epstein in the wake of her ex-husband's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations he shared information with the financier during his time as the UK's trade envoy.

The former couple's daughters have also kept a low profile in the months since the scandal escalated, including by skipping the Easter church service at Windsor.

Andrew has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.