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Sarah Ferguson was known to have a close relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth II, so much so that Her Majesty gifted Fergie with a 1.5m home in Surrey for her and her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to live in, as part of her divorce settlement to Prince Andrew in 1996.
Originally built in 1740, Birch Hall is a sprawling estate located in a charming village in Surrey. The property was a pad mosy could only dream of, boasting seven bedrooms, five acres of land, an outdoor heated swimming pool, and even a tennis court.
Despite the generous gesture from the late monarch, the Duchess of York reportedly refused her gift as she would be unable to keep up with the huge maintenance costs. As a result, the house stayed empty for two year