Sarah 'preparing to flee UK' over Epstein scandal

SARAH Ferguson is ready to flee Britain amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, friends say.

- BY MIKE PARKER

They claim a guest suite is being prepared for her at a £3.6million oceanfront villa in Portugal owned by her daughter Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank.

One near-neighbour of the gated Costa Terra Golf & Ocean Club in Melides, 82 miles south of Lisbon, said: “The word here is that Fergie will be arriving some time in January.

“How long she'll stay is anyone's guess but if it’s a long-term move, I can guarantee she'll fit well into the social scene.

“Scores of celebrities and Hollywood stars have been snapping up properties in the area.”

These include Madonna, Scarlett Johansson and Swedish Oscar winner Alicia Vikander and her actor husband Michael Fassbender.

Nicole Kidman recently applied for Portu guese residency following her split from country star Keith Urban.

The former Duchess of York is facing the bleak prospect of being made homeless when she and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor part ways early in the New Year after being forced to leave their current Royal Lodge home in Windsor.