Motorsport tycoon and Sarah Ferguson’s ex Paddy McNally dies aged 88

Danni Scott | Live News reporter Published July 23, 2026 9:05am Updated July 23, 2026 9:10am Paul McNally, a friend and former lover of Sarah Ferguson, has died aged 88(Picture: Alan Davidson/Shutterstock) Paddy McNally has died aged 88, after a long illness, just two months after the sudden death of his son, Sean. The ex racing driver was a close friend and former romantic partner of Sarah Ferguson, who used his chalet as a home after leaving Royal Lodge. The pair had dated between 1982 and 1985, meeting when Fergie was hired to look after his two sons, Sean and Rollo, in the wake of his wife’s death. They had split the same year that she began her relationship with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who married in 1986. A friend told the Daily Mail: ‘He was in a bad way for a while, so this com