Sarah Ferguson has made her first post on Instagram since she, Princess Eugenie and senior members of the Royal Family all opted not to send Prince Andrew public birthday messages.
The official Royal Family account, which represents King Charles and Queen Camilla, did not post a birthday tribute to the monarch’s brother.
The Prince and Princess of Wales also did not share a birthday message.
Usually, the official accounts pay tribute to members of the Royal Family when they celebrate a milestone birthday.
Sarah Ferguson has made her first post on Instagram since she, Princess Eugenie and senior members of the Royal Family all opted not to send Prince Andrew public birthday messages.
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This is not just in place for working royals with Prince Harry receiving a birthday message on his 40th birthday from both the Royal Family and the Prince and Princess of Wales’s social media accounts.
Lady Louise also received public messages in November 2024 when she marked her 21st birthday.
However, Prince Andrew did not receive any public birthday messages including from his daughter Princess Eugenie and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, despite the duo not being official working royals.
Prince Andrew stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after a disastrous interview with BBC’s Newsnight programme regarding his friendship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Duke of York celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday
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Sarah Ferguson, who still lives with Andrew at the Royal Lodge, has now made her first post since the Duke of York’s birthday.
The Duchess of York posted an advert for an app as part of a promotion.
It comes as Prince Andrew has reportedly secured a lucrative commercial deal with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp that will earn him millions of pounds through his connections from the Pitch@Palace initiative.
The agreement marks the first known work undertaken by the Duke of York since stepping down as a working royal five years ago.
Under the agreement, the prince will receive payment for each deal Startupbootcamp strikes across global territories according to The Sun.
Prince Andrew has reportedly secured a lucrative commercial deal with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp.
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The arrangement was initially proposed by Startupbootcamp officials to Buckingham Palace last summer before being finalised.
“He will earn money from each deal SBC secures from his Pitch@Palace work,” a source said.
Kauan von Novack, CEO of Startupbootcamp, expressed support for the collaboration, stating: “Our mission is to help entrepreneurs to create the change the world needs.”
“We see immense value in the network built up by Pitch@Palace,” von Novack added.
A Buckingham Palace source clarified the institution’s position, stating: “Buckingham Palace officials have neither reviewed nor approved the details of any financial arrangements between the Duke or his advisers and any third party.”
