Fergie spoke of reflection and joy in the video which appeared to be filmed on the Windsor Estate of Royal Lodge, where the Duchess resides with her former husband, Prince Andrew. It follows the Duchess of York and her ex-husband,

Speaking on Mail+'s "Palace Confidential," royal editor Rebecca English explained, " Sarah, the Duchess of York has literally saved Christmas for the Royal Family." English also noted, "If it hadn't have been for his ex-wife having a quiet word in his ear," then the holiday season could have been pretty disastrous.

Prince Andrew has been spotted amid staying away from the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations in Sandringham after becoming embroiled in a scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy

Despite the fact he was originally expecting to spend the festive period with the Royal Family and ex wife Sarah Ferguson, this plan changed last week after the Duke of York, 64, became involved in yet another scandal following his friendship with Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo, who is now suspected to be a spy.

Prince Andrew was forced to skip the royal family's Christmas Day walk at Sandringham state, which was led by King Charles and Queen Camilla along with other senior royals on

Sarah Ferguson posts poignant Christmas message as she pays tribute to late Queen Elizabeth. Source: Sarah Ferguson

The Duke of York, his ex-wife and youngest daughter were notable absentees from the Christmas Day walkabout with the royals in Norfolk

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson did not join other members of the Royal Family, including Princess Beatrice, at Sandringham on Christmas Day.

Ferguson, widely known as Fergie, is the ex-wife of King Charles's brother, Prince Andrew. While she and Andrew divorced in the 1990s, she retained her title as Duchess of York and the two have continued to live together at the Royal Lodge in Windsor,