Sarah Ferguson 'returning to Britain after seven month exile as she rents six-bed home'

Sarah Ferguson is reportedly moving back to the UK within days after leaving the country amid the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.The former Duchess of York is said to have started renting a £10,000-a-month, six-bed property, according to The Sun.Her new gated home is reportedly situated in the Home Counties but the exact location has not been revealed.Sarah left the UK after being evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor in February, along with ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and is understood to have not set foot in the UK for at least seven months.Several charities severed ties with Ms Ferguson after details of her continued relationship with late paedophile financier became public on the release of the Epstein files.But a source told The Sun she now wanted to return to the UK, and hoped to use the interest in Prince Harry and Meghan's return to the UK, to "slip under the radar".A source told the paper: “She’s had her eyes on a return for some time but it takes time to find the right new house.“She hasn’t had to worry about accommodation for 20 years as she had Royal Lodge with Andrew. Now’s the right time to get back to her life.“With everyone looking out for Harry and Meghan she thought she could slip back under the radar after seven months away.”Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (Jordan Pettitt/PA)PA WireSince leaving the UK, the mother of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie is known to have stayed in a £2,000-a-night spa retreat in Austria and a Swiss Alpine chalet in Verbier belonging to her ex-partner, motorsport tycoon Paddy McNally, who died in July.Read MoreRemoval vans picked up some of her belongings at Andrew’s home in Sandringham this week, The Sun reported.Fergie is expected to move in to her new place “imminently”, it said.The property is said to have three bathrooms and a “granny annexe”. Andrew, also stripped of his royal titles, remains under police investigation over his links to Epstein.He was arrested on his 66th birthday in February accused of misconduct in a public office. He denies any wrongdoing.