Inside Sarah Ferguson and Ex-Prince Andrew’s ‘Combative’ Clashes: Both Are ‘Paranoid and Secretive’ (Exclusive)

Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor don’t appear to be on the best of terms as they deal with the fallout from their ongoing scandals.

“They do still speak occasionally because they have to, but it’s always very clipped if not downright combative,” a source tells the National Enquirer. “Even talking about who gets to see the dogs can turn into a screaming match.”

The exes, who deny any wrongdoing amid backlash over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, are going to need to find a way to communicate, though, as they’ve still got a lot of unfinished business to figure out.

“Who knows how they are going to make any financial decisions or untangle decades of their lives without mauling each other,” says the source. “Everyone is telling them it’s madness to do this without a mediator but they are both so paranoid and secretive.”

There is, however, one point on which both Fergie, 66, and Andrew, 66, can agree.

“Things they have to argue about right now really aren’t issues they want broadcast around,” the Enquirer’s source reveals. “They simply don’t trust anyone not to talk, so the only choice is getting in a room together and having it all out and coming up with a plan to take to their lawyers.”

It’s a “logical” plan, notes the source, but not without its problems. “With their explosive tempers, it has the potential to turn very ugly if there’s no one to keep them in check.”