A shocking new claim is rocking The Firm. According to royal expert Andrew Lownie, Prince Philip had Sarah Ferguson investigated by a private detective before she divorced his son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news Mirrorpix/Newscom/The Mega Agency Philip allegedly bugged Sarah's phone Lownie claimed on his Substack, The Lownie Report, that the late Duke of Edinburgh "ordered illegal wiretapping," as well as "audio bugs and hidden cameras" to watch the former Duchess of York. Mirrorpix/Newscom/The Mega Agency The alleged year-long investigation into Sarah took place after she and Andrew separated but before they officially divorced in 1996. Philip and Sarah's history of conflict Philip's relationship with his daughter-in-law was reportedly strained. According to media personality and former politician Gyles Brandreth, Philip was revolted by Sarah after a photo surfaced in 1992 showing her alleged lover John Bryan sucking on her toes. Steve Finn/Capital Pictures / MEGA "The Duke of Edinburgh decided that, as far as he was concerned, 'enough was enough,'" Brandreth told DailyMail.com of the scandal. "He did not want, or need, to have anything more to do with her. For the remainder of Sarah's stay at Balmoral, his actions spoke louder than words." Sarah's continuous peril Sarah recently found herself entangled in drama once again when the full extent of her friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein was revealed. She subsequent lost her titles and got evicted from Royal Lodge. CAA/ZDS/WENN/Newscom/The Mega Agency "She has always found a way to bounce back from the many public scandals she has faced over the years, normally with a well-paid public mea culpa and a promise to change her ways," a source told DailyMail.com. "[But] that's unlikely to happen this time. It's not just a question of her finances now, but her personal dealings with a serial predator and her willingness to lie about them." "The phone has stopped ringing overnight. Even those who were willing to defend her less than a month ago don't want to have anything to do with her now," the insider said. "It's a disaster. Professionally and personally. Even she can't see a way of bouncing back." The post Philip bugged Sarah Ferguson's phone, ordered private investigator to follow her appeared first on Wonderwall.com.