{"id":239483,"date":"2026-05-10T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/royal-author-defends-claim-sarah-ferguson-enjoyed-friends-with-benefits-relationship-with-sean-combs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:00:14","slug":"royal-author-defends-claim-sarah-ferguson-enjoyed-friends-with-benefits-relationship-with-sean-combs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/royal-author-defends-claim-sarah-ferguson-enjoyed-friends-with-benefits-relationship-with-sean-combs\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal author defends claim Sarah Ferguson enjoyed &apos;friends with benefits&apos; relationship with Sean Combs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-05-10\" datetime=\"1778443214\" pubdate=\"\">10 May 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Royal author Andrew Lownie has defended his allegation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/sarah-ferguson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,sarah-ferguson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a> had a secret and years-long \u201cfriends with benefits\u201d relationship with disgraced rapper Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Royal author Andrew Lownie has defended his allegation Sarah Ferguson had a secret and years-long \u2018friends with benefits\u2019 relationship with disgraced rapper Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs<\/p>\n<p>The writer has spoken out after a source said to be close to the former Duchess of York, 66, dismissed the claim after it was printed by the Daily Mail as part of an extract from a new edition of Andrew\u2019s Entitled book on Sarah and her ex-husband Andrew Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew told The Times about the claim: \u201cI stand by it. It\u2019s fully sourced with former employees of P Diddy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/sarah-ferguson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,sarah-ferguson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A portion of Entitled serialized in the Mail said Combs, 56, bragged to colleagues about sleeping with Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly once said \u201che could not wait until Fergie\u2019s daughters come of age\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to the extracts from the updated version of the book, a former employee of Combs also alleged the rapper boasted about \u201cslamming\u201d Sarah, while another associate claimed the pair first met at a New York party hosted by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2002 before embarking on what was described as a secret relationship beginning in 2004. <\/p>\n<p>\nSoon after the claims were printed, a source said to be close to Sarah strongly denied the allegations amid renewed public interest in the royal family following the continuing fallout surrounding her ex-husband, the former Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe insider told The Sun: \u201cThis is fabricated nonsense, blatantly untrue and yet another false allegation from Andrew Lownie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe revised biography also reportedly claims Sarah and Combs met in luxury hotels across Europe and Africa, including one venue costing \u00a350,000 a night. <\/p>\n<p>\nA photograph said to show the pair together at a Formula One Grand Prix in France has also circulated alongside the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\nCombs \u2013 whose legal troubles have dominated headlines over the past year following multiple lawsuits and criminal investigations in the United States \u2013 is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted of transporting people across state lines for prostitution. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe rapper, once one of the most powerful figures in hip-hop through Bad Boy Records and hits including I\u2019ll Be Missing You, has faced mounting allegations from former associates and accusers, all of which have triggered intense media scrutiny around his celebrity friendships and past lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\nSarah, meanwhile, has remained in the headlines over speculation about her longstanding friendship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe mother to Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 36, Sarah was recently photographed at a luxury resort in the Alps said to cost around \u00a32,000 a night.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt was the first time she had been photographed in months.<\/p>\n<p>\nAdditional claims in Andrew Lownie\u2019s updated book reportedly include allegations Sarah slept with financial backers and once paid a psychic using cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/royal_family\/royal-author-defends-claim-sarah-ferguson-enjoyed-friends-benefits-relationship-sean-combs-1444205.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 May 2026 Royal author Andrew Lownie has defended his allegation Sarah Ferguson had a secret and years-long \u201cfriends with benefits\u201d relationship with disgraced rapper Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs. 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