Are Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson “friends with benefits"?
After rumours circulated around Fergie’s and her ex-husband’s relationship while on a trip together, the fiery red head was forced to deny any of the rekindling allegations.
However, new reports are claiming the pair are “friends with benefits,” and that the rollercoaster relationship – which has followed the two over the last 30 years – is back on, and it's here to stay.
The couple divorced in 1996 while raising their two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Now on top of the rumours both Fergie and the prince are back together, follows the newest claim by The Sun, which says they are back in a romantic relationship which friends claim makes them “friends with benefits.”
Prince Philip no longer “cares” about the tumultuous relationship, while Prince Charles reportedly is still “not OK” with Fergie and still “can’t stand her.”
“He thinks she’s brought embarrassment to the Royal Family in the past and his relationship with his brother has been strained as a result,” a royal insider told The Sun.
“There’s so much baggage because he feels she sided with Diana over Camilla all those years ago.
“The fear with her is that she will never stop promoting herself and looking for ways to make money off her royal position.”
The Duchess of York’s official words are that she and her ex-husband remain “good friends as they have for many years, and nothing has changed.”
While this seems to be the understanding, royal fans are constantly left confused by the two’s strange relationship.
Last year, Fergie told an Australian radio show she and Prince Andrew had never “really left each other.”
She also said they were the “happiest divorced couple in the world.”
“He's still my handsome prince, he'll always be my handsome prince,” the 59-year-old royal member has also been quoted saying.
The Duchess of York still appears to be in the Queen’s good graces, and has been invited to Balmoral for summer visits for the last three years.
Along with being invited to the high-profile wedding between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May of last year, Fergie is also said to have joined Her Majesty for tea at Ascot and Windsor Castle.