• Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are considering remarrying, a source told Vanity Fair.
  • Insider spoke to royal writer Nigel Cawthorne about what would happen if they reconciled.
  • Cawthorne said Ferguson would exist entitled to an HRH title, but her image would be damaged.

The Duke and Duchess of York are considering getting remarried, co-ordinate to Vanity Off-white.

Sources told majestic contributor Katie Nicholl that Prince Andrew, 61, is "keen to remarry if he's able to move on with his life following allegations of sexual abuse" from Virginia Giuffre.

Giuffre alleges that Andrew sexually abused her at Jeffrey Epstein's mansion in the early 2000s when she was 17 years old, and filed a lawsuit against the purple last month. Andrew has repeatedly denied Giuffre's allegations and said he doesn't recall ever having met her.

"Sarah and Andrew take been closer than ever in the by twelvemonth," a source told Nicholl. "They notwithstanding dearest and care for each other a not bad deal and have been living together during the pandemic. It has rekindled something and I can run into a second wedding ceremony happening if it all goes Andrew's way."

Andrew and Sarah Ferguson separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. They remained friends in the years following, and Ferguson publicly supported Andrew later he stepped back from public duties in 2019 following criticism of his friendship with Epstein.

Buckingham Palace did non immediately answer to Insider's asking for comment on Vanity Fair'southward report. However, Andrew addressed the topic during an interview with Tatler in 2000, maxim he doesn't "rule remarriage out and I certainly don't rule it in," according to The Guardian.

Insider spoke to imperial biographer Nigel Cawthorne about what would happen if the prince and Ferguson were to remarry.

Ferguson could go back the HRH title that she lost when they divorced

Cawthorne, author of "Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace" told Insider that if Andrew and Ferguson remarried each other afterward divorce, they would exist the outset royals to practice so.

When the couple divorced in 1996, Ferguson was permitted to keep her "Duchess of York" title but was no longer allowed to apply the HRH title.

HRH — which stands for His or Her Royal Highness — is a championship given to senior members of Uk's royal family unit, well-nigh notably to the Queen's children and their spouses.

Cawthorne said that if Ferguson were to remarry Andrew, "it is hard to see how she would non become in one case again an HRH."

However, Ferguson may choose not to accept the championship, especially if she has no intention to return to royal duties.

As History Actress reports, "the HRH marks the dividing line betwixt those members of the royal family engaged in active service to the monarchy and the nation, and those who atomic number 82 more private lives unfettered past public duties."

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stopped using their HRH titles when they stepped back from royal duties last yr, though the Duke of York currently still uses his title.

Being associated with Andrew in this chapters could exist considered a blow for Ferguson's reputation. Andrew was ranked the least popular fellow member of the royal family in a YouGov poll released earlier this twelvemonth.

Remarrying Andrew would be "a major sacrifice for Fergie as she would get as mobbed, as Andrew is now past the media," Cawthorne said. "It would doubtless be considered as a vote of confidence past the public."

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