5 Lifts the Lid on a Royal Soap Opera…
It was once meant to be a fairy-tale home for a modern royal couple — but behind the gates of Sunninghill Park, a very different story was playing out.
In a new documentary special, Fergie, Andrew & The Scandal of SouthYork, viewers are taken inside the lavish — and infamous — former home of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Nicknamed “SouthYork” by the press, in a nod to Dallas’s Southfork Ranch, the sprawling 30-room mansion became a symbol not just of royal luxury, but also of controversy and excess.
From raising daughters Beatrice and Eugenie in its grand, made-to-measure halls, to hosting some of the most opulent parties in Windsor, SouthYork was the backdrop for both the couple’s most glamorous and most turbulent years. It was also the setting for their eventual separation — and, as the programme reveals, the epicentre of scandals that dogged them both long after.
Through exclusive insights and expert commentary, the documentary revisits explosive rumours of infidelity, eyebrow-raising spending habits, and financial dealings that have long raised questions. It also uncovers the private realities of life behind the tabloid headlines — including never-before-heard stories about what really went on inside what became known as the “Dallas Palace.”
Fergie, Andrew & The Scandal of SouthYork promises a deep-dive into one of the most headline-making royal homes of the modern era, revisiting the moments that turned a dream home into a royal cautionary tale.
Fergie, Andrew & The Scandal of SouthYork, 5, Saturday, July 26th at 8 pm