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The surgery reportedly lasted eight long hours. In June, Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson<\/strong><\/a> underwent a single mastectomy after being diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer<\/a> during a routine mammogram. \u201cI\u2019m taking this as a real gift to me to change my life,\u201d said the Duchess of York. \u201cTo nurture myself and stop trying to fix everyone else. Now is my chance.\u201d<\/p>\n And she\u2019ll get to do it at the home she\u2019s known for the past 17 years. Though reports surfaced in April that Fergie and ex Prince Andrew<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 who still live together \u2014 were being kicked out of Royal Lodge by King Charles III<\/strong><\/a>, those plans are seemingly on hold amid her health crisis. \u201cThe royal family has been rallying around Fergie,\u201d reveals a source. \u201cWhile the past few years have been tense between Fergie, Andrew, Charles and the family, they still support her. They\u2019ve put their differences aside to be there for Fergie.\u201d<\/p>\n Fergie and Andrew, both 63, divorced in 1996. But two years after he moved into Royal Lodge, his amicable ex joined him at the 30-room, $40M estate in Berkshire, England. Their younger daughter, Princess Eugenie<\/strong>, 33, even held her wedding dinner there in 2018, post vow-swap with Jack Brooksbank<\/strong>, 37, at St. George\u2019s Chapel at Windsor Castle. (The pair are also parents to Princess Beatrice<\/strong>, 34.)<\/p>\n Rumor has it, however, that upon becoming king, Charles, 74, intended to give the 17th-century abode to his successors, Prince William<\/strong><\/a> and Princess Kate<\/strong><\/a>, both 41, and their kids, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 \u2014 especially after Andrew\u2019s downfall. In 2021, a woman named Virginia Giuffre<\/strong><\/a> sued the Duke of York, claiming he sexually assaulted her three times when she was under 18. He denied the accusations, and the case was settled in 2022, with Andrew stripped of his titles and military affiliations by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n \u201cSarah knows Andrew has made mistakes, but she feels he\u2019s paid the price,\u201d says a second insider. \u201cThey have each other\u2019s backs.\u201d Now the rest of the royals are stepping up to the plate, too. Charles and wife Queen Camilla<\/strong>, 75, \u201chave made it clear to Fergie that they will be there to help with anything she needs,\u201d shares the first source, noting the podcast host and children\u2019s book author has known the regal pair since she was only a child. \u201cHer diagnosis has brought them together in a way that only something as devastating as cancer could.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n