‘I worked for Sarah Ferguson - these 8 words sum it up’

Sarah Ferguson was reportedly “chaotic” to work for, it has been claimed in the new chapter of Andrew Lownie’s book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York. The author, who sent shockwaves around the world when he published the book last year, has added a new chapter of revelations to the paperback version, which will be published on May 21.

One of these revelations is the fact that Sarah, 66, was not the easiest person to work for. This was told to Lownie by one of Sarah’s long-serving personal assistants.

The personal assistant, who has not been named, was not complimentary about having the former Duchess as a boss, and even summed it up with a surprising eight-word comment.

The assistant told Lownie: “ It was like working with fifty jealous lovers.”

The assistant did not reiterate what they meant by this; they also told the author that working for the ex-royal was “chaotic” and not for everyone.

They said: “Some people only lasted half a day.”

As well as this, Lownie alleges in his book that the assistant and other staff members working for Sarah sometimes did not get paid on time, and had to buy things using their own credit cards.

It is claimed that all of Sarah’s staff had to sign NDA’s - a Non-Disclosure Agreement to stop employees from sharing information.

It is not known how many staff members Sarah still has, if any.

Over the last few months, the former duchess has been keeping a low profile overseas since appearing in The Epstein Files, with her most recent sighting being outside a chalet in Austria.

While appearing in the Epstein Files does not automatically indicate wrongdoing, the files did show that Sarah stayed in touch with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein even after he was first sentenced for child sex offences.