Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York (Image: Getty)

Sarah Ferguson reportedly wrote “desperate” messages in Christmas cards to the Royal Family, including the King. The former Duchess of York allegedly included “apologies” in the cards, “expressing regret for past events involving the House of York”.

A palace aide described the tone of the messages as “overly effusive and almost pleading”, suggesting she is trying to “smooth over” tensions in the family, while another royal aide claimed she is “disgracing herself with these cringey Christmas messages”. The former Duchess lost her royal title in October last year after her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gave up his Duke of York title after increasing pressure over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Another insider told OK!: “She even sent one to King Charles and Queen Camilla. Considering it was Charles who stripped her and Andrew of their royal titles, it just seems embarrassingly desperate and like a better letter.”