Prince Andrew’s ex-wife doubled down on her defense of the disgraced Duke of York, calling him “the best man I know” and saying the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is unfairly causing him “enormous pain.”

Sarah Ferguson, the mother of Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, has been the only person to openly stand up for Andrew since his disastrous BBC interview about his ties to the late pedophile.

The Duchess of York again showed unwavering support in an interview posted Wednesday, despite her ex-husband being dumped from royal duties amid escalating calls for him to be interviewed by the FBI.

“When I talk about Prince Andrew, I talk about family because the last six months have been hard on the girls and me,” Ferguson, 60, told Vogue Arabia of her ex, with whom she still lives despite their divorce in 1996.

“To see such a wonderful man go through such enormous pain, he is the best man I know,” she said.

Ferguson first defended Andrew in November ahead of his sit-down with the BBC about his pedophile pal that sparked his humiliating downfall. The scandal escalated further when accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, in her own interview, reiterated claims of being trafficked by Epstein to the prince for sex when she was 17.

Ferguson told Vogue the scandal was “nonsense.”

“It’s just incredible what he has done for Britain,” she insisted, despite reports that he has faced stern showdowns with numerous royals, including brother Prince Charles and their dad, Prince Philip.

“The mental health of men is important and I think it is vital to articulate that more,” she said of Andrew, who has categorically denied all the allegations against him.

Ferguson also worried about the toll the Epstein fallout is having on her daughters.

“They say that unless they are perfect, it’s front-page news, and that’s hard,” she said. “Why should they be persecuted?”

It also makes her feel protective of another royal who often faces harsh public attention, Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle.

“It must be hard for Meghan, and I can relate to her,” she told Vogue. “I believe she is modern and fabulous. She was famous before. She is great. Why can’t Meghan be great? Why can’t she be celebrated?”

She added, “I have been in Meghan’s shoes, and I still am. There’s always a twist of negativity and it just gets so sad and tiring. It’s hard and mean.”