The Duchess of York has been snapped alongside Prince Andrew looking glum after it was revealed she has been snubbed from King Charles coronation.
Sarah Ferguson looked solemn and upset after being spotted leaving the Royal Lodge in Windsor earlier today with her ex-husband.
The 63-year-old was in the passenger seat of a Range Rover wearing a tan blazer, shirt and black glasses as Prince Andrew, who was wearing a navy jumper over a red shirt, drove them out of the complex.
Earlier this week, it was reported the mother-of-two would not make the list for the King's coronation next month, despite her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie expected to be there.
Some Royal insiders claim Charles views Sarah, also known as Fergie, as an "embarrassment" and doesn't regard her as member of the Royal Family, MailOnline reports.
Expert Tom Bower explained her presence would "provoke critical comment which Charles doesn't need".
Fellow royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams praised the decision from the King, saying Sarah has been an "embarrassment for many years".
Fergie has drawn criticism for throwing herself into the spotlight accidentally on numerous occasions.
On one occasion, photographs were published showing her having her toes sucked by her financial advisor John Bryan at her holiday villa in St Tropez, while they were also seen kissing, embracing and frolicking in the pool.
She was also said to have had a rift with her once good friend, Princess Diana, after she claimed she got a verruca after borrowing a pair of her shoes.
And in 2010 she apologised after being secretly recorded offering to sell access to Andrew in return for £500,000.
Mr Fitzwilliams said: "The decision not to invite Sarah Ferguson is extremely wise and to be welcomed. She has been an embarrassment to the royal family for many years.
"Time and again she gives embarrassing interviews, there seems no end to it.
"There are times when a dignified silence is required which she seems incapable of."
It is likely the Duchess of York will not be one of the 2,000 or so guests at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
Prince George will play a huge role in proceedings, as one of Charles's four Pages of Honour.
He will be required to carry the King's robes with three other Pages of Honour - schoolboys Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, Nicholas Barclay, 13, and Ralph Tollemache, 12. All three are sons of King Charles' friends.
Camilla has made her three grandsons - twins Gus and Louis Lopes, 13, and Freddy Parker Bowles, 12, as well as her great-nephew, Arthur Elliot, 11 - Pages of Honour as she is crowned Queen.
Heads of state and representatives from a number of key British allies and Commonwealth nations are also expected to be part of the guest list.
These include leaders from Ireland, France, Spain, Belgium, Japan, Hungary and Monaco. All three presidents of the European Union – Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metsola and Charles Michel – will attend.
Speaking about the coronation, one of Sarah's friends said: "She has been hugely supportive of Charles and Camilla and does not want this to become about her.
"The whole day is about the new King and the success of his reign but she has always championed the royal family and the Queen undoubtedly would have wanted her to be there."
