FAITH MORAN/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com Before Sarah Ferguson was embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, she was securing six-figure paychecks. According to royal biographer Andrew Lownie, World Online paid the author $350K for 20 days of work to be their 1999 spokesperson. World Online marketing director Rob van der Linden offered the mom of two the position, which included a $150,000 non-refundable advance to participate in the company's stock option plan. Debbie Hare/Montessori/MEGA Lownie wrote in a Stubstack post that Ferguson was able to use the company's private jet to travel around Europe, even getting to sit in first class. During her time with World Online, the famous redhead was reportedly given access to an assistant, security services, beauty treatments and a stylist. While Ferguson's time as a royal and public figure once included lavish perks, her career opportunities are now dwindling. As Wonderwall previously reported, Ferguson's upcoming children's book, Flora and Fern: Along the Way, was shelved after it was revealed she called Epstein a "supreme friend" in an email. MONARCHY NEWSSarah Ferguson's new children's book is being "pulped" now she's a well known nobody.
Copies of the former Duchess of York's twee book, 'Flora and Fern: Kindness Along the Way', are "being sent to the recycling centre".
The book was set to be published in October... pic.twitter.com/yfZCYh7abf- Grouse Beater (@Grouse_Beater) November 19, 2025 "This is yet another indication that she is now considered a toxic brand," British royals expert Hilary Fordwich said. "Charities have dropped her, and friends are distancing themselves. She has a bleak future in England." Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams had a similar opinion. "The axing of her children's book shows she has no future as a children's author," he said. "It is highly unlikely she'll find a way back from this." Ferguson's rep later addressed why she chose to email Epstein after denouncing his crimes against children and young women. "Like many people, she was taken in by [Epstein's] lies. As soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations against him, she not only cut off contact but condemned him publicly, to the extent that he then threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with pedophilia," the statement read. The post Sarah Ferguson scored staggering payday for just 20 days of work appeared first on Wonderwall.com.