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Published 12:54 9 May 2026 BST
Updated 17:13 9 May 2026 BST

A new Royal biography has revealed that Sarah Ferguson and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had a “friends with benefits” arrangement.
Historian and author Andrew Lownie has alleged in his book that Diddy and Ferguson had an affair, following their first meeting more than twenty years ago.
According to Lownie, they first met in 2002 at a party which was thrown by Ghislaine Maxwell.
In 2004, just two years after this meeting, the pair started what one of the author’s sources called “secret friends with benefits” relationship.
This relationship is alleged to have continued for several years.
According to the book, an excerpt of which was published by the Daily Mail, the pair met in hotel rooms costing $50,000 a night.
Combs, known as ‘Diddy’, bragged about ‘slamming’ Ferguson, the book claimed.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported the former Duchess of York denies the allegations, according to a source close to her.
The source said: “This is absolute fabricated nonsense, blatantly untrue and yet another false allegation from him”.
Ferguson introduced to ‘Diddy’ daughters Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, the excerpt of the book also claims.
It also alleges that alleges that Ferguson took Eugenie to one of Comb’s parties when she was 16.
A Royal staff member told Lownie for the book that “Sean’s parties were wild” and “the fact that she brought Eugenie around was alarming.”
Reportedly, Diddy was “obsessed” with the Royal family, and a former Bad Boy Records employee claims he once heard the rapper say “he could not wait until Fergie’s daughters come of age”.
Combs, 56, was tried for sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, in May last year.
He was found not guilty of all but two transportation charges, and was given a $500,000 fine and sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison, which he is currently serving.
Comb’s case attracted widespread media attention, especially around the allegations that he coerced multiple alleged victims into sex acts, known as “freak offs”.
On the other hand, the former Duchess of York has faced her own controversies, especially around her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the late child sex offender.
She continued to email Epstein after his conviction despite publicly stating she had severed all ties with him, leaked emails have revealed.
Several charities for which Ferguson was an ambassador distanced themselves from her, when the extent of her relationship with Epstein was revealed.
Her ex-husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had his Royal titles removed last year, while Ferguson stopped using the title Duchess of York.
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