Epstein files: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson checked into mental health clinic after emails surfaced

Sarah Ferguson is said to enjoy "love and attention" at the clinic, which offers one-month stays for $790,000. Photo / Getty Images

Sarah Ferguson checked into one of the world’s most expensive wellness clinics after the Epstein scandal broke, it has been reported.

Ferguson, the former wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is understood to have booked a stay at the £13,000 ($29,000)-a-day Paracelsus Recovery Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland.

She was last seen in public on December 12 (local time), after the christening of her granddaughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, at St James’ Palace in London. Reports of Ferguson’s stay at a clinic follow the arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor in Norfolk on his 66th birthday.

A Swiss source told the Daily Mail: “Sarah left for Zurich just after Christmas and stayed until the end of January. She always feels at home at Paracelsus and knows she’ll get love and attention there, as well as expert health treatment when she’s feeling at her most vulnerable.”

Another said she was “absolutely crushed” when email exchanges between her and Epstein were made public, adding: “Sarah has built up a strong relationship with Paracelsus, so it was the obvious place for her to get away from everything.”

The lakeside clinic offers a series of month-long recovery programmes and has 15 medical experts. Clients have access to a chauffeur and private chef. Ferguson is believed to have spent several weeks at the clinic before visiting the French Alps and the United Arab Emirates.

When emails she sent were made public as part of the Epstein files, it emerged she had maintained her close friendship with the paedophile after he was convicted of a sex offence.

The emails detailed her financial issues, including her requests for help with her debts, with her decision to visit with her two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, five days after Epstein was released from prison.

Jan Gerber, the founder of the Swiss clinic, describes it as a “sanctuary where individuals can receive the highest standard of care, free of judgment”.

The facility helps treat “addiction, burnout, depression, anxiety and trauma” and charges around £110,000 for a three-day “comprehensive check-up” or £350,000 for a one-month residential programme.

Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, has visited the clinic previously, and appeared in its promotional video alongside its founder. She claimed she had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) there.

Ferguson previously told the Telegraph: “I am not embarrassed to reveal the clinic offered me a sanctuary, renowned as it is for its bespoke, cutting-edge treatment for those grappling with mental health and addiction issues – particularly those whose struggles are often hidden behind the facade of a public role.”

A representative of Ferguson was approached for comment.

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