No formal response from Ferguson's representatives as of publication. The Duchess has historically maintained her connections to influential figures were charitable in nature, and she has repeatedly expressed remorse for her past associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
Royal insiders are reportedly horrified by the Eugenie allegations specifically. One Palace source tells me the yacht party detail is 'the least surprising part of any of this' — Ferguson's judgment regarding her children's safety has been questioned since the Epstein documents first surfaced in March 2010 correspondence released by the DOJ.
The alleged arrangement reportedly began in 2004 and lasted four years, according to a 'Diddy associate' quoted in Andrew Lownie's book 'Entitled.' Ferguson took Eugenie to Combs's yacht party when she was 16. The book also claims Combs released perfume 'Unforgivable' in 2006 inspired by how Ferguson liked men to smell.
Ferguson has lost her royal titles, her residence at Royal Lodge, and her charity partnerships over Epstein — now the rot extends to Diddy's orbit. The real question isn't whether these claims are true; it's how many more shoes drop before we see the full picture of who knew what, and when.
The Duchess of York just became the royal family's most radioactive liability yet again. According to explosive new excerpts from author Andrew Lownie's upcoming book "Entitled," Sarah Ferguson allegedly maintained a secret "friends with benefits" arrangement with imprisoned rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs — and more damningly, she reportedly brought her daughter Princess Eugenie along to one of his infamous yacht parties when the princess was just 16 years old.
The claims are staggering in their scope. A source described as a "Palm Beach insider" alleges Ferguson "had a reputation for being an opportunist and for sleeping with wealthy men," adding that she "made no secret how she wanted to marry someone in the US who was wealthy and powerful." But it's the alleged four-year arrangement with Combs — reportedly confirmed by "an associate" of the rapper himself — that has palace observers losing sleep.
According to Lownie's book, they first met at a Ghislaine Maxwell-hosted party in New York back in 2002, when Ferguson was still married to Prince Andrew and Eugenie was barely old enough to understand what daddy's title meant. The yacht party revelation is where this story goes from tawdry to genuinely alarming. Royal Family staff members quoted in the book describe Combs's parties as "wild," with one noting flatly: "The fact that she brought Eugenie around was alarming." The excerpt alleges Ferguson introduced both Eugenie and Princess Beatrice to Combs "many times" when they were younger — a claim that will likely generate fierce scrutiny given what we now know about the company Ferguson kept.
In 2006, Combs launched his perfume "Unforgivable," which he reportedly said was inspired by Ferguson and her preferences in how men should smell. The pair allegedly met up across Africa and Europe, once staying at a seven-star hotel that cost over £50,000 per night. Let's be clear about the company we're keeping here: Jeffrey Epstein — the convicted child sex offender whose network of powerful friends has already consumed Prince Andrew's reputation and royal standing — allegedly had Ferguson so enamored that "if Jeffrey popped the question, she would have said yes," according to a Palm Beach source.
This is the same Epstein who received an emailed apology from Ferguson in which she called him a "steadfast, generous and supreme friend" — correspondence that cost her the patronage of children's hospice charity Julia's House last September when it leaked publicly. Combs himself is currently serving a four-year sentence at a federal prison in New Jersey following his October 2025 conviction on charges of transporting individuals for prostitution. He's expected to be released in April 2028, assuming he doesn't face additional charges from ongoing investigations.
Meanwhile, Ferguson — who lost her royal titles alongside Andrew last year amid the Epstein fallout — now finds herself entangled with yet another disgraced figure from the wrong side of American law enforcement. Representatives for Diddy, Princess Eugenie, and Ferguson did not immediately respond to Page Six's requests for comment on Friday. But let's be real: silence isn't golden when you're Sarah Ferguson.
It's been her default setting since those Epstein emails first surfaced in DOJ files released three months ago — documents that revealed she wrote about waiting for "Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend!!" in correspondence with the late child sex offender. The royal family has already sacrificed Andrew's "prince" title, forced him from Royal Lodge, and watched their reputation hemorrhaged by association with Epstein's network. Now comes word that the former Duchess of York allegedly kept company with yet another predator — one currently behind bars for crimes that make Epstein's conviction look like a warm-up act.
The question isn't whether this book will damage Ferguson further. It's whether there's anything left to damage at all.
