Sarah Ferguson has reportedly been left “devastated” and a “virtual recluse” as she prepares a major career move. Both Sarah, 66, and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have faced a series of blows in recent months over their ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew, 65, was stripped of his prince and Duke of York titles while the former couple are set to leave their 30-room home Royal Lodge next year. Andrew will move onto the Sandringham Estate while insiders believe Sarah could move to Portugal to be closer to her youngest daughter Princess Eugenie and her family.

Sarah and ex-husband Andrew are set to leave Royal Lodge (Image: Getty)

It is now understood that Sarah could be plotting a tell-all book about her time with the disgraced former prince. The Express previously reported that the deal could land her “millions of pounds”.

According to Woman magazine’s Royal expert Emily Andrews, Sarah’s “warts and all” book could spill the inner secrets of The Firm. It comes as Sarah is said to have become a “virtual recluse” in recent weeks.

A source told Emily: “Sarah has been left devastated by the fallout from the Epstein email scandal. She’s on edge, panicking, and has become a virtual recluse in the past weeks.

“She has nothing left to lose now, so she could easily sell another autobiography in the US – it worked for Harry.”

The Duke of Sussex is said to have made around £22million ($27million) for his own explosive memoir. The book reportedly sold over 3.2 million copies in its first week alone, including 1.4 million in the UK, US and Canada on day one.

Sarah is reportedly set to write a book (Image: Getty)

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Speaking to the Daily Express, a source said Sarah would be “willing to spill everything” providing she would make a “nest egg for the rest of her life”.

They said: “With no substantial income coming in Sarah is now looking to follow in the footsteps of Prince Harry and is willing to pen a tell-all memoir about her time with Andrew and how she was treated by the Royal Family after their split.

“She has a lot of diaries and evidence of the backstabbing, scandals and cover-ups. For the right amount of money she is willing to spill everything, but she’s hoping to make enough money that it will give her a nice little nest egg for the rest of her life. She wants somewhere in the region of £10million and is actively open to offers.”

The insider went on to say the former Duchess of York had always been “taken care of” by friends and acquaintances. However they claimed the “freebies” had dried up in the aftermath of the Epstein scandal.

They added: “Money has never been an issue for Sarah. She spent more than she had and somebody else always picked up the tab. She’s been very well taken care of over the years by various boyfriends, friends and acquaintances.

“Yet for the first time in a good while she is now seriously worried about how on earth she’s going to maintain her lifestyle. She’s too toxic to touch for every single brand and charity she’d previously worked with and even the lavish freebies she used to be gifted have stopped.

“It was quite normal for her to be invited to an expensive hotel or spa and given the five star VIP treatment for a few days in exchange for her simply being there, but now nobody wants her.”

Sarah’s representatives have been approached for comment.