As members of the royal family come together in grief for the late Queen, Prince Andrew has been joined by ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to view the beautiful tributes in Windsor. The pair have been spotted dressed in all-black admiring the carpet of flowers left by well-well-wishers mourning the late Monarch, as King Charles makes a historical first address as sovereign in Wales.
Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson married in 1986 in a grand wedding at Westminster Abbey but split five years later and divorced in 1996. The couple remained extremely close as they raised their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie - and their unusual relationship has even meant they have previously been forced to deny they had got back together.
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Sarah once told the Daily Mail: "We're the happiest divorced couple in the world. We're divorced to each other, not from each other."
Throughout Prince Andrew's legal woes, his ex-wife has been a constant supporter in his corner.
Earlier this year, Sarah appeared on an Italian talk show where she said she stood by Andrew 100 per cent and explained that they share a love unlike any other.
Here we look at their relationship from their unusual living arrangement to Sarah's support for her ex-husband...
Wedding and then divorce
Andrew and Sarah had been friends since they were children but it wasn't until 1985 that they started dating after being seated together at Royal Ascot that year.
They got engaged nine months later on February 19, 1986 - his 26th birthday - and Andrew gave his wife-to-be a ruby engagement ring.
Their wedding was a grand affair at Westminster Abbey and they shared a kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace like Prince Charles and Princess Diana before them.
They welcomed their first daughter Beatrice in 1988 followed by Eugenie in 1990.
But cracks had begun to appear in their relationship as Andrew's naval career saw him away from the family for long periods of time. And in 1991 they split with their divorce finalised in 1996.
Speaking to US TV host Ernie Manouse in 2010, Sarah said: “My deal was that I was marrying my man, who happened to be a prince and a naval officer.
“But what I got was not the man, I got the palace and didn’t get him... and the courtiers told me I had to go to Buckingham Palace and he had to go to sea.
“For our marriage, I saw him 40 days a year.”
Living arrangements and holidays together
Despite their split and the fact that their daughters are now both in their 30s, Sarah and Andrew continue to live together at Royal Lodge in Windsor when she is in the UK.
Speaking to the Sunday Times last year, Sarah said: "I travel a lot and I’ve always been able to make wherever I am home. If I am staying in a hotel I have the same family photographs and scented candles around me.
"When I’m in the UK I’m lucky enough to stay at Royal Lodge. I wouldn’t call it my home as that would be presumptuous."
On top of that, the couple owned a £13million ski chalet in the Swiss resort of Verbier that they bought together in 2014 - although it was reported last year it had gone back on the market.
But it's not just houses and property that the couple share - it's holidays too.
In 2019, Sarah and Andrew enjoyed a getaway to Bahrain with Beatrice and her now-husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Sarah posted pictures online from the trip saying what a 'wonderful time' she was having with the Duke of York and her daughter.
At the end of a series of official engagements in Bahrain she and Andrew attended the Bahrain Grand Prix. This prompted rumours that the couple had rekindled their relationship.
But a spokesperson for the Duchess of York said at the time: "The Duke and Duchess of York continue to be good friends and nothing has changed in their relationship."
And a senior Palace source told the Mirror: "While Duke and Duchess are not officially back together, it is fair to say their relationship is incredibly strong.
"The two of them are not involved in relationships with anyone else, which of course likely to fuel rumours of an unlikely reunion.
"They very much enjoy each other's company and their public displays of affection for one another are becoming more frequent.
"But for now they are enjoying spending time together and as a family."
Sarah's support
Over the years, Sarah has spoken out many times in support of her ex-husband and in 2000 even claimed she and Andrew had thought of remarrying but said Prince Philip wouldn't allow it.
And in 2010 she admitted that if they had their time again, they would stand up to those who pushed them apart.
She said: “Both Andrew and I… both of us say now if we could go back we would definitely play it differently and we should have learnt how to play the chess game differently.
"And maybe we have still been together because we would have said ‘no ‘to being separated just after our wedding."
In 2017 she also set tongues wagging when she told an Australian radio show that they "never really left each other".
And she once said: "I think the love I had for him then, is the love I still have for him now. I still married the best and the greatest gentleman that I know.
"We are the happy ever after, it’s just not about marriage. It’s more about this extraordinary friendship we have."
But in an appearance on ITV show Loose Women last year, she swerved a question about a romantic reunion with her ex-husband.
Panellist Jane Moore asked her: "You are the happiest divorced couple they have ever seen! So, any chance of a rekindling of romance there?"
Sarah responded: "Oh goodness me! You're all fairytale, you've all got your wands out!
"Andrew and I remain steadfast. In the past, we've been co-parenting, and now we're co-grandparenting.
"He is such a good grandfather, and I get FOMO - if you know what that means!
"He is so good with August [Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's son]. It's a joy to be able to spend time as a family. It's a really good thing."
Laughing, Jane said: "Nicely swerved on the romance!"
Giggling Sarah, clutching her special Loose Women mug, yelled triumphantly: "I swerved!"
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